F. W. Murnau
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Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau was a German film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is regarded as one of cinema's most influential filmmakers for his work in the silent era.
Murnau c. 1920–1930
Murnau shooting a film in 1920
Murnau with Henri Matisse in Tahiti in 1930
Actor David Rollins sits unclothed in a 1927 photo taken by Murnau.
David Rollins (actor)
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David Jerome Rollins was an American actor and later farmer who had a short but prolific career in films, including at least 16 full-length films between 1927 and 1932. His time in Hollywood straddled
F. W. Murnau
…Murnau to the work of expressionists such as Franz Marc and Else Lasker-Schüler. In Hollywood, Murnau reportedly became enamored with the young actor David Rollins, whom he invited to his home. In late 1927, Murnau convinced Rollins to pose nude, with the pool and garden of the Wolf's Lair in Hollywood serving as…
Promotion still of David Rollins in the 1928 silent film Air Circus
A photo taken by F. W. Murnau in late 1927 of Rollins reclining and shirtless