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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was a German actor and film director, who worked in Hollywood for much of his career. His best known films include The Devil and Daniel Webster, The Story of Louis Pasteur and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. His 1937 film The Life of Emile Zola won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Dieterle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
William Dieterle was a German-born actor and film director who became a key figure in Hollywood during the Golden Age after emigrating from Germany in the early 1930s.
He is widely recognized for directing Academy Award-winning prestige films such as The Life of Emile Zola, as well as atmospheric works like The Hunchback of Notre Dame and All That Money Can Buy.