Ernst Lothar was born on October 25, 1890 in Brünn, Austria-Hungary as Ernst Lothar Müller. He was a writer and director, known for An Act of Murder (1948), The Clairvoyant (1935) and Der Engel mit der Posaune (1948). He was married to Adrienne Gessner. He died on October 30, 1974 in Vienna, Austria.