Karl May Net Worth

Karl May Net Worth is
$700,000

Karl May Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Karl Friedrich May (/ma?/ MY; German: [ma?]; 25 February 1842 – 30 March 1912) was a popular German writer, noted mainly for adventure novels set in the American Old West (best known for the characters of Winnetou and Old Shatterhand) and similar books set in the Orient and Middle East (with Kara Ben Nemsi and Hadschi Halef Omar). In addition, he wrote stories set in his native Germany, in China and in South America. May also wrote poetry, a play, and composed music; he was a proficient player of several musical instruments. Many of his works were filmed, adapted for the stage, turned into audio dramas or into comics. A highly imaginative and fanciful writer, May never visited the exotic places featured in his stories until late in life, at which point the clash between his fiction and reality led to a complete change in his work.

Date Of BirthFebruary 25, 1842
Died1912-03-30
Place Of BirthHohenstein-Ernstthal, Saxony (now Saxony, Germany)
ProfessionWriter
NationalityGerman
Star SignPisces
#Fact
1An estimated 100-200 million copies of his books have been printed.
2Spent time in jail for theft on several occasions between 1865 and 1874.
3May was a notorious self-promoter and a 'Munchhausen'-style teller of tall tales. He awarded himself a false doctorate. He claimed to have visited the Wild West and the Orient (but never did). He claimed to be able to converse in 1,200 languages or dialects (a clearly preposterous notion). His most outrageous claim was to be an honorary Apache chief with a following of 35,000 warriors (the entire Apache nation never numbered as many at any given time...).
4Used numerous pseudonyms, including Capitan Ramon Diaz de la Escosura, D. Jam, Emma Pollmer (name of his first wife), Ernst von Linden, Hobble-Frank, Karl Hohenthal, M. Gisela, P. van der Löwen, Prinz Muhamel Lautréamont and Richard Plöhn (a friend).
5Although he wrote many adventure stories about the American "Old West", he had not only never been to that area but had never even been to America.
6Was one of young Adolf Hitler's favorite authors. As a kid, Hitler often played "Cowboys and Indians", inspired by May's stories.

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Winnetou - Der letzte Kampf2016novel
Winnetou - Das Geheimnis vom Silbersee2016novel
Winnetou & Old Shatterhand2016novel
WinneToons - Die Legende vom Schatz im Silbersee2009characters
Karl-May-Spiele: Winnetou und Old Firehand2008TV Movie characters
Karl-May-Spiele: Winnetou I2007TV Movie novel
Karl-May-Spiele: Unter Geiern - Der Sohn des Bärenjägers2004TV Movie novel
Karl-May-Spiele: Old Surehand2003TV Movie novel
Karl-May-Spiele: Im Tal des Todes2002TV Movie novel
Winnetous Rückkehr1998TV Movie characters - uncredited
Der Schatz im Silbersee1993Video Game novel
Karl May1992TV Mini-Series novel - 6 episodes
Die Spur führt zum Silbersee1989novel
Präriejäger in Mexiko: Benito Juarez1988novel
Präriejäger in Mexiko: Geierschnabel1988novel
Das Buschgespenst1986TV Movie novel
Im Tal des Todes1980TV Movie novel
Winnetou le mescalero1980TV Series character created by - 1980
Old Firehand1979TV Movie story
Durchs wilde Kurdistan1978TV Movie novel
Der schwarze Mustang1977TV Movie novel
Winnetou II1976TV Movie novel
Winnetou I1976TV Movie story
Das Vermächtnis des Inka1974TV Movie novel
Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi1973TV Series novels
Winnetou1971TV Movie story
Der Ölprinz1970TV Movie novel
Die Felsenburg1969TV Movie novel
The Valley of Death1968based on
In den Schluchten des Balkans1968TV Movie story
Unter Geiern1967TV Movie novel
Winnetou und sein Freund Old Firehand1966based on motifs by
Winnetou and the Crossbreed1966novel
Winnetou II1966TV Movie novel
Kingdom of the Silver Lion1965novel
Old Surehand1965novel
Winnetou: The Last Shot1965novel
Wild Kurdistan1965novel
The Oil Prince1965based on a narrative by
Legacy of the Incas1965novel
Pyramid of the Sun God1965novel
Treasure of the Aztecs1965novel "Schloß Rodriganda"
Freispruch für Old Shatterhand - Ein Dokumentarspiel über den Prozeß Karl Mays gegen Rudolf Lebius1965TV Movie novel
Amongst Vultures1964novel
Winnetou: The Red Gentleman1964novel
The Yellow One1964novel
Old Shatterhand1964by
Mit Karl May im Orient1963TV Series novel
Winnetou1963novel
The Treasure of the Silver Lake1962novel
Der Löwe von Babylon1959novel
Die Sklavenkarawane1958novels "Sklavenkarawane" and "Durch die Wüste"
Durch die Wüste1936novel "Durch die Wüste"
Die Teufelsanbeter1920novel "Durch die Wueste"
Caravan of Death1920novel
Auf den Trümmern des Paradieses1920novel

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Auf den Spuren Winnetous2004TV Movie documentaryHimself

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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