A new book chronicl the life and work of the groundbreakg photographer and gay in Peter Berl.
Contents:
- GAY HISTORY – DECEMBER 28, 1888: GERMAN DIRECTOR F. W. MURN OF “NOSFERATU” FAME IS BORN
- INSI THE WORLD OF PETER BERL, GROUNDBREAKG PHOTOGRAPHER AND GAY IN
- ‘ON THE SAME LEVEL AS THE NAZIS’: THE FILM ABOUT GERMANY’S POSTWAR PERSECUTN OF GAY MEN
- ‘GREAT FREEDOM’ AND THE LONG SHADOW OF AN ANTI-GAY LAW GERMANY
GAY HISTORY – DECEMBER 28, 1888: GERMAN DIRECTOR F. W. MURN OF “NOSFERATU” FAME IS BORN
Friedrich Wilhelm Murn was born December 28th, 1888. An openly gay German director, he is bt known for his work Nosferatu, and on the film Sunrise… * gay german director *
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INSI THE WORLD OF PETER BERL, GROUNDBREAKG PHOTOGRAPHER AND GAY IN
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‘ON THE SAME LEVEL AS THE NAZIS’: THE FILM ABOUT GERMANY’S POSTWAR PERSECUTN OF GAY MEN
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‘GREAT FREEDOM’ AND THE LONG SHADOW OF AN ANTI-GAY LAW GERMANY
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