Gerhard Menzel was born on September 29, 1894 in Waldenburg, Silesia, Germany [now Walbrzych, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was a writer and director, known for Ein Blick zurück (1944), Schicksal (1942) and Flüchtlinge (1933). He was married to Marthe Florimant Servais. He died on May 4, 1966 in Comano, Ticino, Switzerland.