Nov 7, 1880 - Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Joe May, born Julius Otto Mandl, was a film director, screenwriter and producer. He was one of the pioneers of German cinema. In 1902 he married the actress Mia May, born Hermine Pfleger, and adapted her stage name as his. The same year their daughter Eva (1902-24) was born. In 1933 the family emigrated to USA.
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| Movie | 1937 | Play! Girls | Band Leader Joe May |
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| Movie | 1917 | Die Kaukasierin | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1917 | Die Kaukasierin | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1940 | The House of the Seven Gables | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1940 | The Invisible Man Returns | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1937 | Confession | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1929 | Asphalt | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1929 | Asphalt | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1934 | Music in the Air | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1915 | Das Gesetz der Mine | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1928 | Homecoming | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1928 | Homecoming | Scenario Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1917 | Hilde Warren and Death | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1939 | The House of Fear | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1933 | Her Majesty Love | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1921 | The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1921 | The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1944 | Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1915 | Das Gesetz der Mine | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1943 | The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1917 | Hilde Warren and Death | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1918 | The Rolling Hotel | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1914 | Stuart Webbs: The Man in the Cellar | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1919 | Veritas vincit | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1933 | Hochzeitsreise zu dritt | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1918 | Das Opfer | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1918 | Das Opfer | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1918 | Das Opfer | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1940 | You're Not So Tough | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1920 | Der Amönenhof | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1920 | Der Amönenhof | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1950 | Buccaneer's Girl | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1914 | Stuart Webbs: Die geheimnisvolle Villa | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1917 | Die Silhouette des Teufels | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1917 | Die Silhouette des Teufels | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1917 | Die Silhouette des Teufels | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1913 | Ein Ausgestoßener: 1. Teil | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1913 | Ein Ausgestoßener: 1. Teil | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1944 | Uncertain Glory | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1924 | Love Letters of Baroness S | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1939 | Society Smugglers | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1933 | Her Majesty Love | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1941 | Hit the Road | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1915 | Ein Ausgestoßener, 2. Teil: Der ewige Friede | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1940 | The Invisible Man Returns | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1940 | The Invisible Woman | Original Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1913 | Heimat und Fremde | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1913 | Heimat und Fremde | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1931 | That's All That Matters | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1930 | The Last Company | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1933 | A Song for You | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1912 | In der Tiefe des Schachtes | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1912 | In der Tiefe des Schachtes | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1912 | Vorgluten des Balkanbrandes | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1912 | Vorgluten des Balkanbrandes | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1925 | Der Farmer aus Texas | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1921 | The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1921 | The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1916 | Nebel und Sonne | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1916 | Nebel und Sonne | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1916 | Nebel und Sonne | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1923 | The Countess of Paris | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1923 | The Tragedy of Love | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1929 | Sensation im Wintergarten | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1934 | La dactylo se marie | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1933 | All for Love | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1933 | Honeymoon Trip | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1919 | The Mistress of the World, Part I: The Girlfriend of the Yellow Man | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1919 | The Mistress of the World, Part I: The Girlfriend of the Yellow Man | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1919 | The Mistress of the World, Part I: The Girlfriend of the Yellow Man | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1931 | His Highness Love | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1932 | Companion Wanted | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1932 | Two in a Car | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1932 | Two in a Car | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1932 | Two in a Car | Production Manager | Production |
| Movie | 1928 | Hungarian Rhapsody | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1920 | The Mistress of the World, Part VIII: The Revenge of Maud Fergusson | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1920 | The Mistress of the World, Part VIII: The Revenge of Maud Fergusson | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1920 | The Mistress of the World, Part VII: The Benefactress of Mankind | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1920 | The mistress of the world, Part VI: The woman with the millionaires | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1920 | The Mistress of the World, part V: Ophir, the city of the past | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1919 | The Mistress of the World, Part IV: King Makombe | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1919 | The Mistress of the World, Part III: The City of Gold | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1919 | The Mistress of the World, Part III: The City of Gold | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1919 | The Mistress of the World, Part II: The Race for Life | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1919 | The Mistress of the World, Part II: The Race for Life | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1918 | The Beggar Countess | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1918 | The Beggar Countess | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1915 | Sein schwierigster Fall | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1915 | Sein schwierigster Fall | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1915 | Der Geheimsekretär | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1915 | Der Geheimsekretär | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1918 | Ihr großes Geheimnis | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1918 | Ihr großes Geheimnis | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1919 | Fräulein Zahnarzt | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1919 | Fräulein Zahnarzt | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1921 | Der Leidensweg der Inge Krafft | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1921 | Die Frauen vom Gnadenstein | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1921 | Tobias Buntschuh | Creative Director | Art |
| Movie | 1917 | Die Hochzeit im Excentricclub | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1917 | Die Hochzeit im Excentricclub | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1918 | Die Ratte | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1925 | Der Farmer aus Texas | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1919 | Die platonische Ehe | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1919 | Die platonische Ehe | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1916 | Die Gespensteruhr | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1916 | Die Gespensteruhr | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1917 | Ehre | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1917 | Ehre | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1918 | Fünf Minuten zu spät | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1926 | Dagfin | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1926 | Dagfin | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1920 | The Wandering Image | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1928 | Homecoming | Editor | Editing |
| Movie | 1928 | Homecoming | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1919 | Die närrische Fabrik | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1920 | Die Legende von der heiligen Simplicia | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1921 | Die Schuld der Lavinia Morland | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1921 | Die Schuld der Lavinia Morland | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1926 | Derby | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1944 | El camino de los gatos | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1926 | Staatsanwalt Jordan | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1929 | Mother Hummingbird | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1935 | No Monkey Business | Story | Writing |
