Hanns Heinz Ewers

Hanns Heinz Ewers was born on Nov 03, 1871 in Germany. Hanns Heinz Ewers's big-screen debut came with The Student of Prague directed by Hanns Heinz Ewers in 1913, strarring Self - with wide-brimmed hat at Belvedere.

Hanns Heinz Ewers (born November 3, 1871 in Düsseldorf, Germany) was a German writer famous for his short stories and novels that expanded the parameters of the horror genre. He began his literary career as a poet when he published "A Book of Fables", satirical verses, in 1901. In addition to writing, he was an actor and created a vaudeville theater the same year he made his literary debut. He also founded another acting company that toured Central and Eastern Europe, but he abandoned the theater due to censorship.