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Also known as Maurice Diller

Swedish film director (1883–1928)

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Directing · Helsinki, Finland

Mauritz Stiller (Moshe Stiller) was a Finnish-Swedish film director, actor and writer, probably best known for discovering Greta Garbo and bringing her to America. With Victor Sjöström he created the production company AB Svensk Filminspelning in 1922. Stiller was a major force in the international film industry and recognized for his refined narrator structure with different fictional levels. He…

Known for

  • Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer — Self (archive footage)2022
  • Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo — Self (archive footage)2014
  • The Divine Garbo — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1990
  • Stiller, Garbo & jag — (archive footage)1988
  • The Wings — Director1916
  • When Mother in Law Rules — Elias1914
  • The Gardener — Passageraren på utflyktsbåten1912
  • The Tyrannical Fiancé1912
  • The Springtime of Life — Lieutenant Plein1912
  • Mother and Daughter1912

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Origin
Germany
Active from
1996
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Key facts

Born
Moshe Stiller , ( 1883-07-17 ) 17 July 1883, Helsinki , Grand Duchy of Finland
Died
8 November 1928 (1928-11-08) (aged 45), Stockholm , Sweden
Citizenship
Sweden
Occupations
Film director, screenwriter
Years active
1912–1928

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Sweden
Place of birth
Helsinki
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
Swedish
Native language
Swedish
Image
Mauritz Stiller 1927.jpg
Work location
Helsinki
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Commons category
Mauritz Stiller
date of birth
1883-07-17
date of death
1928-11-08
name in native language
Mauritz Stiller
end of work period
1927-00-00
ethnic group
Finland Swedes
start of work period
1912-00-00
birth name
Mowscha Stiller
sexual orientation
bisexuality
Commons Creator page
Mauritz Stiller
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Encyclopedic overview

Mauritz Stiller (born Moshe Stiller, 17 July 1883 – 8 November 1928) was a Swedish-Finnish film director of Jewish origin, best known for discovering Greta Garbo and bringing her to America. Stiller was a pioneer of the Swedish film industry, writing and directing many short films from 1912. When Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer invited him to Hollywood as a director, he arrived with his new discovery Greta Gustafsson, whose screen name Greta Garbo is believed to have been his suggestion. After frequent disagreements with studio executives at MGM and Paramount Pictures, Stiller returned to Sweden, where he died soon afterward.

Early life

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