Wilhelm Jacoby
Wilhelm Jacoby (1855-1925) was a German playwright, who concentrated largely on creating farces notably the 1890 work Pension Schöller which he co-authored with Carl Laufs. He was the father of the film director George Jacoby, who adapted Pension Schöller into film on three occasions.
Selected works[]
- The Duchess of Athens (1883)
- Pension Schöller (1890)
Bibliography[]
- Grange, William. Historical Dictionary of German Theater. Scarecrow Press, 2006.
Categories:
- 1855 births
- 1925 deaths
- Writers from Mainz
- People from Rhenish Hesse
- German male writers
- German writer stubs