Hanns Heinz Ewers was a German actor, poet, philosopher, and writer of short stories and novels. While he wrote on a wide range of subjects, he is today known chiefly for his works of horror, particularly his trilogy of novels centered around the adventures of Frank Braun, a character modeled not too loosely on himself. The most well known of these is "Alraune". Ewers's literary career began with a volume of satiric verse, entitled "A Book of Fables", … Wikipedia
Most of his materials related to film (screenplays, photographs etc.) can be found at Heinrich-Heine-Institute, Düsseldorf (Germany). www.imdb.com/name/nm0263912/
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