Curt Siodmak Net Worth
Curt Siodmak Net Worth is
$12 Million
Curt Siodmak Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Born in Dresden, Germany, in 1902, Curt Siodmak worked as an engineer and a newspaper reporter before entering the literary and movie fields. It was as a reporter that he got his first break (of sorts) in films: in 1926 he and his reporter-wife hired on as extras on Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927) in order to get a story on the director and his ... | Date Of Birth | August 10, 1902 |
| Died | 2000-01-01 |
| Place Of Birth | Dresden, Saxony, Germany |
| Profession | Writer, Director, Producer |
| Star Sign | Leo |
| Title | Salary |
|---|---|
| Donovan's Brain (1953) | $1,900 (film rights to his novel) |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on The Lady and the Monster (1944), the first film made from his novel, "Donovan's Brain"] It was a piece of shit. |
| 2 | [on Donovan's Brain (1953), the second film version of his novel, and its producer, Tom Gries] Tom Gries . . . didn't like me. He had these advertisements made for the film saying, "Based on the famous book". Period. [He] wouldn't let me direct it because of a personal dislike. He was the meanest son of a bitch I had ever seen. |
| 3 | [on Curucu, Beast of the Amazon (1956)] I had no money at the time, so I wrote "Curucu" . . . It was done in Brazil . . . I shot it down there, in the jungles. I never recovered, physically. |
| 4 | My pictures run on television and I don't get a penny out of it. But the guys are all dead, and I'm still alive, so who's winning? |
| 5 | [about Peter Lorre, with whom he worked on The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)] He was really a sadistic son of a bitch--liked to look at operations. He really was the type, a very weird character. |
| 6 | [about The Wolf Man (1941), one of Universal Pictures' biggest hits of 1941, which he wrote] After "The Wolf Man" made its first million, [producer-director] George Waggner got a diamond ring for his wife and [executive producer] Jack Gross got a $10,000 bonus. I wanted $25 more a week and [Universal] wouldn't give it to me. |
| 7 | Every night I say "Heil Hitler", because, without the son of a bitch [Adolf Hitler], I wouldn't be in Three Rivers, California, I'd still be in Berlin. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Siodmak spent much time in the small central California mountain town of Three Rivers before moving there permanently in the 1970s, and where he lived until his death. Three Rivers is not far from the city of Visalia--clearly the inspiration for the name of the fictional town of Visaria, the setting for the Wolfman movies. |
| 2 | Obtained a PhD in Mathematics before turning to writing novels. |
| 3 | Decided to emigrate from his native Germany to England after hearing an anti-Semitic tirade by Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels. |
| 4 | Nephew of producer Seymour Nebenzal. |
| 5 | Brother of director Robert Siodmak |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wolfman | 2010 | 1941 motion picture screenplay | |
| Ritual | 2002 | 1943 screenplay I Walked with a Zombie | |
| Der Heiligenschein | 1977 | TV Movie | |
| Hauser's Memory | 1970 | TV Movie novel | |
| Ski Fever | 1966 | ||
| Doom of Dracula | 1966 | Short screenplay - archive footage | |
| The Wolfman | 1966 | Short screenplay - archive footage | |
| Captain Fathom | 1965 | TV Series creator | |
| Das Feuerschiff | 1963 | writer | |
| Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace | 1962 | screenplay | |
| The Brain | 1962 | novel 'Donovan's Brain' | |
| The Devil's Messenger | 1961 | uncredited | |
| 13 Demon Street | TV Series written by - 4 episodes, 1959 originator - 3 episodes, 1959 originated by - 2 episodes, 1959 story - 1 episode, 1959 | ||
| Tales of Frankenstein | 1958 | TV Short story | |
| Love Slaves of the Amazons | 1957 | screenplay / story | |
| Hey, Jeannie! | 1957 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
| Curucu, Beast of the Amazon | 1956 | ||
| The Count of Monte Cristo | 1956 | TV Series story - 1 episode | |
| Earth vs. the Flying Saucers | 1956 | screen story | |
| Creature with the Atom Brain | 1955 | screenplay / story | |
| The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | TV Series story - 1 episode, 1955 teleplay - 1 episode, 1955 | ||
| Studio One in Hollywood | 1955 | TV Series novel - 1 episode | |
| Captain Fathom | 1955 | TV Movie creator / screenplay | |
| Waterfront | 1954 | TV Series story - 1 episode | |
| Riders to the Stars | 1954 | screenplay | |
| I Led 3 Lives | 1954 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Donovan's Brain | 1953 | novel "Donovan's Brain" | |
| The Magnetic Monster | 1953 | screenplay | |
| Big Town | 1953 | TV Series story - 1 episode | |
| Bride of the Gorilla | 1951 | written by | |
| Fireside Theatre | 1951 | TV Series teleplay - 1 episode | |
| Front Page Detective | TV Series written by - 2 episodes, 1951 story - 1 episode, 1951 teleplay - 1 episode, 1951 | ||
| Tarzan's Magic Fountain | 1949 | screenplay | |
| Berlin Express | 1948 | story | |
| The Beast with Five Fingers | 1946 | screen play | |
| The Return of Monte Cristo | 1946 | story | |
| Shady Lady | 1945 | ||
| Frisco Sal | 1945 | original screenplay | |
| House of Frankenstein | 1944 | story | |
| The Climax | 1944 | adaptation / screenplay | |
| The Lady and the Monster | 1944 | novel "Donovan's Brain" | |
| Son of Dracula | 1943 | original story - as Curtis Siodmak | |
| False Faces | 1943 | writer | |
| I Walked with a Zombie | 1943 | screenplay | |
| The Mantrap | 1943 | writer | |
| The Purple V | 1943 | screenplay | |
| Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man | 1943 | original screenplay | |
| London Blackout Murders | 1943 | original screenplay | |
| Invisible Agent | 1942 | as Curtis Siodmak | |
| Pacific Blackout | 1941 | story | |
| The Wolf Man | 1941 | original screenplay | |
| Aloma of the South Seas | 1941 | story - as Kurt Siodmak | |
| The Invisible Woman | 1940 | original story - as Kurt Siodmak | |
| The Ape | 1940 | adaptation - as Kurt Siodmak / screenplay - as Kurt Siodmak | |
| Black Friday | 1940 | screenplay - as Kurt Siodmak | |
| The Invisible Man Returns | 1940 | screenplay - as Kurt Siodmak / story - as Kurt Siodmak | |
| Spawn of the North | 1938 | uncredited | |
| Her Jungle Love | 1938 | story - as Kurt Siodmak | |
| Non-Stop New York | 1937 | uncredited | |
| It's a Bet | 1935 | ||
| Transatlantic Tunnel | 1935 | screen story - as Kurt Siodmak | |
| The Loves of Madame Dubarry | 1935 | adaptation | |
| Abdul the Damned | 1935 | treatment - uncredited | |
| La crise est finie | 1934 | story | |
| Girls Will Be Boys | 1934 | dialogue - as Kurt Siodmak / play "The Last Lord" - uncredited / scenario - as Kurt Siodmak | |
| F. P. 1 Doesn't Answer | 1933 | novel "F.P.1 antwortet nicht" / screenplay | |
| I.F.1 ne répond plus | 1933 | novel "F.P.1 antwortet nicht" - as Kurt Siodmak / screenplay - as Kurt Siodmak | |
| Marion, That's Not Nice | 1933 | screenplay | |
| Die unsichtbare Front | 1933 | writer | |
| F.P.1 Doesn't Answer | 1932 | novel "F.P.1 antwortet nicht" - as Kurt Siodmak / screenplay - as Kurt Siodmak | |
| Le bal | 1931 | screenplay - as K. Siodmak | |
| Der Ball | 1931 | screenplay | |
| Der Mann, der seinen Mörder sucht | 1931 | ||
| Der Kampf mit dem Drachen oder: Die Tragödie des Untermieters | 1930 | Short | |
| Der Schuß im Tonfilmatelier | 1930 | ||
| Menschen am Sonntag | 1930 | based on a reportage by - as Kurt Siodmak | |
| Flucht in die Fremdenlegion | 1929 | writer | |
| Mascottchen | 1929 | writer |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ski Fever | 1966 | ||
| The Devil's Messenger | 1961 | uncredited | |
| 13 Demon Street | 1959 | TV Series 7 episodes | |
| Tales of Frankenstein | 1958 | TV Short | |
| Love Slaves of the Amazons | 1957 | ||
| Curucu, Beast of the Amazon | 1956 | ||
| The Magnetic Monster | 1953 | ||
| Bride of the Gorilla | 1951 | ||
| Menschen am Sonntag | 1930 | uncredited |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tales of Frankenstein | 1958 | TV Short associate producer | |
| Love Slaves of the Amazons | 1957 | producer | |
| Captain Fathom | 1955 | TV Movie producer |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Horror | 1998 | TV Movie documentary source: stills | |
| Front Page Detective | 1951 | TV Series story editor - 1 episode |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolis | 1927 | Working Man (uncredited) |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man | 1943 | lyrics: "Faro-La, Faro-Li" - uncredited |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' | 1999 | Video documentary short special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fritz Lang, le cercle du destin - Les films allemands | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (Interviewee) |
| Unterwegs zur Familie Mann | 2001 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| Weekend am Wannsee | 2000 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' | 1999 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Universal Horror | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / interview |
| The Making of an Englishman | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Famous Monsters 1993 World Convention Souvenir Video | 1993 | Video documentary | |
| Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy | 1991 | Video | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Berlinale Camera | Berlin International Film Festival |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation | Hauser's Memory (1970) |
| 1941 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form | The Invisible Man Returns (1940) |
Known for movies
The Wolfman (2010)
as Writer
The Wolf Man (1941)
as Writer
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
as Writer
The Ape (1940)
as Writer