Max Mack

Born in Halberstadt, Germany on October 21, 1884 — died February 18, 1972 (aged 87)

Max Mack (1884–1973) was a German screenwriter, film producer and director during the silent era. During the 1910s, he directed nearly a hundred films in a variety of different genres. Born as Moritz Myrthenzweig in Halberstadt, the Jewish Mack was later forced to emigrate to escape Nazism, and settled in the United Kingdom.