Joe May

Directing

Born 7 November 1880Died 29 April 1954 (aged 73)Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Joe May, born Julius Otto Mandl, was a film director, screenwriter and producer. He was one of the pioneers of German cinema. In 1902 he married the actress Mia May, born Hermine Pfleger, and adapted her stage name as his. The same year their daughter Eva (1902-24) was born. In 1933 the family emigrated to USA.