Feuchtwanger, Lion, 1884-1958

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The best-selling novelist, Lion Feuchtwanger, fled Germany in 1933 with the rise of the National Socialists. Living first in exile in France (1933-1940), Feuchtwanger and his wife, Marta, ultimately emigrated to the United States in 1940, coming to Los Angeles in 1941. Lion Feuchtwanger is perhaps best known for his historical novel, Jud Süss (1925; Jew Suess), and his novel Erfolg (1930; Success), the first novel that predicts the reign of terror of National Socialism. Lion Feuchtwanger lived in Pacific Palisades (CA) until his death in 1958.

From the description of Feuchtwanger Archive, 1906-2000. (San Leandro Community Library). WorldCat record id: 45049963

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From the description of Literary manuscripts of Lion Feuchtwanger, 1940-1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455204

The conductor Ernst Römer was an acquaintance of Feuchtwanger's who asked Feuchtwanger to vouch for him in his attempt to correspond with Alma Mahler; Kurt Rosenfeld sought from Werfel endorsement of a letter to be presented at the German American Emergency Conference in 1942 and which was signed by Feuchtwanger, among others; Marta Feuchtwanger was Lion Feuchtwanger's wife.

From the description of Correspondence with Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel, ca. 1938-1964. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863253

Author Lion Feuchtwanger was born in Munich, and educated in Berlin and Munich. Eschewing the family margarine business for a life in literature, he accepted a job as drama critic for Die Schaubuehne. He began writing plays, and became known for addressing social issues in his works. Many of his novels were critical of the Nazi Party, who revoked his citizenship; he was compelled to flee Germany for France, and, ultimately, the United States, where he wrote mainly entertaining and well-researched historical novels. His early work shows an important social consciousness, and his later work tries to impart his view of human nature.

From the description of Lion Feuchtwanger letter and articles in Wings, 1928-1930. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 61727758

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creatorOf Lorant, Stefan, 1901-1997. Stefan Lorant collection, ca. 1869-1993 (bulk 1920-1992). Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Poore, Charles, 1902-. Charles Poore letters received from various authors, 1933-1968, undated. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Guide to the John Pittman Papers, circa 1880s-1987 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962. Hanns Eisler papers, 1942-1948. University of Southern California, USC Libraries
referencedIn Martha Dodd Papers, 1898-1990, (bulk 1950-1990) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Feuchtwanger, Lion, 1884-1958. Literary manuscripts of Lion Feuchtwanger, 1940-1942. Library of Congress
referencedIn Dodd, Martha. Papers, 1898-1990 (bulk 1950-1990). Library of Congress
creatorOf Feuchtwanger, Lion, 1884-1958. Are we modern barbarians? : Mimeograph copy, signed, [n.d.]. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Charles Caldwell Dobie Papers, [circa 1905-1943] Bancroft Library
referencedIn Lewisohn, Ludwig, 1882-1955. Ludwig Lewisohn papers, 1903-1980s (bulk 1940s). College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library
referencedIn Martell, Michael. Die frühen historischen Romane Lion Feuchtwangers / Michael Martell. University of Southern California, USC Libraries
referencedIn Lania, Leo, 1896-1961. Papers, 1916-1959. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Harold von Hofe papers, Bulk, 1940-1990, 1904-2000 USC Libraries Special Collections
creatorOf Feuchtwanger, Lion, 1884-1958. Lion Feuchtwanger letter and articles in Wings, 1928-1930. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Small collections of correspondence and single items, Eighteenth-twentieth centuries University of Southampton Libaries Special Collections
referencedIn Marta Feuchtwanger papers, 1940-1987 USC Libraries Special Collections
creatorOf Theo Feldman papers, 1629-1957. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Iltis, Hugo, b. 1882. Hugo Iltis Collection. University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
creatorOf Feuchtwanger, Lion, 1884-1958. Feuchtwanger Archive, 1906-2000. University of Southern California, USC Libraries
referencedIn Feuchtwanger, Marta,. An oral history interview with Marta Feuchtwanger / conducted for the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music by David Farenth, Los Angeles, 1984 April 3 : recording and transcript. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
referencedIn Mann, Heinrich, 1871-1950. Heinrich Mann papers, 1933-1950. University of Southern California, USC Libraries
referencedIn Hanns Eisler papers, 1942-1948 USC Libraries Special Collections
referencedIn B. W. Huebsch Papers, 1893-1964 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Theo Feldman papers, 1629-1957 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Guide to the John Pittman Papers, circa 1880s-1987 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Sharp, Martha Dickie, 1905-1999. Martha and Waitstill Sharp collection [electronic resource], 1905-2005. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
referencedIn Feuchtwanger, Marta. An emigre life: Munich, Berlin, Sanary, Pacific Palisades, 1976. The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
referencedIn Paul Muni papers, circa 1920-1967 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Gustav Wendel Family Collection, 1833-1954 Leo Baeck Institute Archives
creatorOf Feuchtwanger, Lion, 1884-1958. Correspondence to Van Wyck Brooks, 1944-1955. University of Pennsylvania Library
referencedIn Weill-Lenya Research Center collection of performance history records of Petroleuminseln, 1928-[ongoing]. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
referencedIn Osborne, E. Allen (Eric Allen), 1906-. Eric Allen Osborne papers concerning In letters of red, 1935-1938. Yale University Library
referencedIn Werfel, Franz, 1890-1945. Papers, 1910-1944. University of California, Los Angeles
referencedIn Brand, Millen, 1906-1980. Millen Brand papers, 1919-1976. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Aufbau Verlag. Book announcements, catalogs, and brochures, 1956-1989. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Marta Mierendorff papers, 1933-1985 USC Libraries Special Collections
creatorOf Muni, Paul, 1895-1967. Paul Muni papers, ca. 1920-1967. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Stefan Lorant collection, ca. 1869-1993, 1920-1992 Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Sherman, Jean. Letters received concerning Spanish Civil War writers auction, 1936-1949 (bulk 1938-1939). Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Feuchtwanger, Marta. Marta Feuchtwanger papers. 1940-1987. University of Southern California, USC Libraries
referencedIn Von Hofe, Harold, 1912-2011. Harold von Hofe papers, 1904-2000 (bulk 1940-1990). University of Southern California, USC Libraries
referencedIn Feuchtwanger, Marta,. An oral history interview with Marta Feuchtwanger / conducted for the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music by Alan Rich, Los Angeles, 1984 : recording and transcript. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
creatorOf Feuchtwanger, Lion, 1884-1958. Music sources for Kurt Weill's Petroleuminseln in the collection of the Weill-Lenya Research Center, 1928-[ongoing]. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
creatorOf Dobie, Charles Caldwell, 1881-1943. Charles Caldwell Dobie papers, circa 1905-1943. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Mierendorff, Marta. Marta Mierendorff papers, 1933-1985. University of Southern California, USC Libraries
referencedIn Millen Brand Papers, 1919-1976. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Feuchtwanger, Lion, 1884-1958. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1931-1936. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Berman, Louise R., 1908-1977. Papers, 1929-1959. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Franz Werfel Papers, 1910-1944 University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
referencedIn Scheffauer, Herman George, 1878-1927. Herman George Scheffauer papers, 1893-1926. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Heinrich Mann papers, 1933-1950 USC Libraries Special Collections
referencedIn Karl Alexander Herzog von Wuertemberg und sein Juedischer Kabinettsminister Josef Suess Oppenheimer : Eine kultur-historische Studie / von Moritz Margulies. Yeshiva University
referencedIn Eric Allen Osborne papers concerning In letters of red, 1935-1938 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Felix Guggenheim papers, 1941-1976 USC Libraries Special Collections
creatorOf Feuchtwanger, Lion, 1884-1958. Baladah Sefaradit. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
referencedIn Guggenheim, Felix. Felix Guggenheim papers, 1941-1976. University of Southern California, USC Libraries
creatorOf Feuchtwanger, Lion, 1884-1958. Correspondence with Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel, ca. 1938-1964. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Gannett, Lewis, 1891-1966. Papers, 1681-1966 (bulk 1900-1960) Houghton Library
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associatedWith Aufbau Verlag. corporateBody
associatedWith Bender, Albert. person
associatedWith Berman, Louise R., 1908-1977. person
associatedWith Brand, Millen, 1906-1980. person
associatedWith Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956. person
associatedWith Dobie, Charles Caldwell, 1881-1943. person
associatedWith Dodd, Martha. person
correspondedWith Dodd, Martha. person
associatedWith Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962. person
associatedWith Feldman, Theo, 1891-1957. person
associatedWith Feuchtwanger, Marta person
associatedWith Feuchtwanger, Marta. person
associatedWith Franklin, Carl M., (Carl Mason), 1911- person
correspondedWith Gannett, Lewis, 1891-1966 person
associatedWith Grosshut, Franz. person
correspondedWith Guggenheim, Felix person
correspondedWith Guggenheim, Felix. person
associatedWith Herzfelde, Wieland. person
correspondedWith Huebsch, B. W. (Benjamin W.), 1876-1964. person
associatedWith Iltis, Hugo, b. 1882. person
associatedWith Kantorowicz, Alfred, 1899-1979. person
associatedWith Lania, Leo, 1896-1961. person
associatedWith Lewisohn, Ludwig, 1882-1955. person
associatedWith Lion Feuchtwanger Memorial Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Literary Guild of America. corporateBody
associatedWith Lorant, Stefan, 1901-1997. person
correspondedWith Mann, Heinrich, 1871-1950. person
associatedWith Margulies, Moritz. person
associatedWith Martell, Michael. person
associatedWith Mierendorff, Marta. person
associatedWith Muni, Paul, 1895-1967. person
associatedWith Osborne, E. Allen (Eric Allen), 1906- person
associatedWith Pittman, John. person
associatedWith Pittman, John. person
associatedWith Poore, Charles, 1902- person
associatedWith Römer, Ernst. person
associatedWith Rosenfeld, Kurt. person
associatedWith Scheffauer, Herman George, 1878-1927. person
associatedWith Sharp, Martha Dickie, 1905-1999. person
associatedWith Sherman, Jean. person
associatedWith Viereck, George Sylvester, 1884-1962, person
associatedWith Von Hofe, Harold, 1912-2011. person
associatedWith Waldo, Hilde person
associatedWith Weiskopf, F. C. (Franz Carl), 1900-1955. person
associatedWith Wendel, Gustav 1883- person
correspondedWith Werfel, Franz, 1890-1945. person
associatedWith Zweig, Arnold, 1887-1968. person
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Los Angeles (Calif.)
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Authors, German
Authors, German
Exiles' writings, German
Literature
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Authors
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Birth 1884-07-07

Death 1958-12-21

Male

Americans

German,

English

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