- Born
- Died
- Theodor Sparkuhl was born on October 7, 1894 in Hannover, Germany. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Der Henker (1928), College Scandal (1935) and No More Women (1934). He was married to Helen Shahwan. He died on June 13, 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseHelen Shahwan(August 22, 1916 - June 13, 1946) (his death, 5 children)
- Educated at the University of Göttingen and University of Bonn.
- At the beginning he often filmed productions of the legendary director Ernst Lubitsch for whom he worked till 1922.
- He cemented his outstanding reputation in the 20s and in the next years he worked for many other well-known directors beside Ernst Lubitsch.
- Theodor Sparkuhl left Germany and he worked in England and France till 1931.
- He went to the USA together with his family in 1931 where he was able to continue his film career at Paramount.
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