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3 unusual facts about Richard Oswald


East Florida

The apportionment of lands in the new colonies fell to the same group of English and Scottish entrepreneurs and merchant interests, led chiefly by the Englishman Richard Oswald, later a diplomat, and the British General James Grant, who would later become governor of East Florida.

Günther Krampf

During the following decade Krampf worked alongside a number of the leading directors of the Weimar era including F. W. Murnau, Robert Wiene, G. W. Pabst, Richard Oswald and Rudolf Meinert at a time when German films enjoyed a high critical reputation.

Historic Inns of Annapolis

Representing Britain were Richard Oswald, the Chief Negotiator under the Earl of Shelburne, and their envoy David Hartley, who was signing for them.


Adventures on the Lido

Adventures on the Lido (German: Abenteuer am Lido) is a 1933 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Alfred Piccaver, S.Z. Sakall and Nora Gregor.

Gräfin Mariza

There are a number of film versions of the operetta, including : Gräfin Mariza (1932), directed by Richard Oswald with Dorothea Wieck and Hubert Marischka; Gräfin Mariza (1958), directed by Rudolf Schündler with Christine Görner and Rudolf Schock; Gräfin Mariza (1974), directed by Eugen York with Ljuba Welitsch and René Kollo.

Karl Hans Strobl

Strobl's 1910 novel Eleagabal Kuperus was adapted as the film Nachtgestalten in 1920, starring Conrad Veidt and directed by Richard Oswald.

Marriage in Trouble

Marriage in Trouble (German:Ehe in Not) is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Elga Brink, Walter Rilla and Evelyn Holt.

Tempête sur l'Asie

Tempête sur l'Asie is a 1938 French drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Conrad Veidt, Sessue Hayakawa and Madeleine Robinson.

The Love Affairs of Hector Dalmore

The Love Affairs of Hector Dalmore (German: Die Liebschaften des Hektor Dalmore) is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Conrad Veidt, Erna Morena and Kitty Moran.

When You're Young, the World Belongs to You

When You're Young, the World Belongs to You (German: Wenn du jung bist, gehört dir die Welt) is a 1934 Austrian comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Joseph Schmidt, Otto Treßler and Lilliane Dietz.


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Henry Laurens

During his imprisonment, Laurens was assisted by Richard Oswald, his former business partner and the principal owner of Bunce Island.