F. W. Murnau
F.W. Murnau was born Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe in the German town of Bielefeld on December 28, 1888. He spent his formative years in theater, striking up a working relationship with the luminary director Max Reinhardt. Plumpe would assume the name F.W. Murnau upon his first appearance in one of Reinhardt's plays, acting in the 1909 production of "Das Mirakel." His work with Reinhardt would lead to something of an apprenticeship, with the young Murnau taking up an assistant director position.
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