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Paul May

German film director, film editor, screenwriter and film producer (1909-1976)
Person human Q76381

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
May 8, 1909
Date of death
February 25, 1976
Place of birth
Munich
Place of death
Taufkirchen
Country of citizenship
Germany[11]
Occupation
film director, film editor, screenwriter, film producer, director, writer[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[16]
Family name
May[14]
Given name
Paul[15]
P14536
431714[17]
P14750
88A2-82E8-F099-9CE6-7B10[18]
Place of burial
Munich Forest Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Paul May en Paul Ostermayr ar باول ماي cs Paul Ostermayr de Paul Ostermayr fa پائول مای hu Paul Ostermayr ja パウル・マイ ru Пол Мэй
🔖 Identifiers · 41
ISNI
0000000368440654, 0000000071393535
VIAF cluster ID
7595399
Library of Congress authority ID
no2008063436
GND ID
132009781
AllMovie person ID
p101825
AlloCiné person ID
211206
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14120134w
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02380614
DDB person (GND) ID
132009781
Danish National Filmography person ID
126711, 121903
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
132009781
Discogs artist ID
371427
Show all 41 identifiers +29
Elonet person ID
160771
Film.ru person ID
paul-may
FilmPolski ID
49670
Filmportal ID
d3f869c92d5b4da29a452aec68279ad9
Freebase ID
/m/04y783g
IMDb ID
nm0003904
Kallías ID
PE00164134
Kinobox person ID
830502
Kinopoisk person ID
432482
LdiF person ID
4918
MovieMeter person ID
49415
MusicBrainz artist ID
cf454a5c-8fb7-4b26-97e7-955000ace525
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000390378
NL CR AUT ID
pna2009526072
NLP ID
a0000003672191
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007450125005171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810585271205606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1287956
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
134302028
Open Media Database person ID
49415
PORT person ID
248174
Related category
Category:Films directed by Paul May
SBN author ID
MODV658622
SNAC ARK ID
w6fk74wp
Swedish Film Database person ID
135871
TMDB person ID
49415
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpjcqbp33ByTTgWH4fTHC
Yale LUX ID
person/143475cc-e88e-4d51-ae30-cbccaf42466a
ČSFD person ID
33988

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🔗 Connections
Films directed 7
Scotland Yard vs. Dr. Mabuse, The Forests Sing Forever, 08/15, Via Mala, Duel with Death, The Fox of Paris, Waldrausch
Occupation 4
film director, screenwriter, film producer, film editor
← Film editor 2
The Bartered Bride, Hubertus Castle
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Family name 1
May
Given name 1
Paul
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Munich
Place of burial 1
Munich Forest Cemetery
Place of death 1
Taufkirchen
Sex or gender 1
male
← Producer 1
Waldrausch
← SNARC ID 1
Maiolati Spontini
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Summary

Paul May was born on May 8, 1909[1], in Munich[2]. He died on February 25, 1976[3], in Taufkirchen[4]. He worked as a film director[5], film editor[6], screenwriter[7], film producer[8], and director[9].

FAQs

Where was Paul May born?

Paul May was born in Munich[2].

Where did Paul May die?

Paul May passed away in Taufkirchen[4].

What did Paul May do for work?

Paul May worked as a film director[5], film editor[6], screenwriter[7], film producer[8], and director[9].

Related Entities

Germany Maiolati Spontini

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    MusicBrainz artist ID → cf454a5c-8fb7-4b26-97e7-955000ace525
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/62823|batch #62823]]: Import MusicBrainz artist ID based on Discogs artist ID matching from Wikidata and MB"
  2. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → film director, film editor, screenwriter +3
    P14536 → 431714
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14536: 431714, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Paul
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
    Family name → May
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30851|batch #30851]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
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