- Ewald Daub was born on October 13, 1889 in Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany. He was a cinematographer, known for Er oder ich (1930), Ein Unsichtbarer geht durch die Stadt (1933) and Helen of Troy (1924). He died on November 4, 1946 in Berlin, Germany.
- He didn't make his first experiences as a cinematographer for the cinema but as a war correspondent during World War I.
- After the war he worked as a photographer and he shot the documentary about the opera "Eugen Onegin" (1946). Shortly afterwards he died as a consequence of a kidney operation.
- His engagement for the film business remained undiminished in the 30s and many of his works came into being with the actor and director Harry Piel with whom he worked together since 1928. At the same time he also shot numerous short movies from the middle of the 30s.
- He became established in his profession during the 20s and he was responsible for the camera for several productions.
- The movie "Quax in Afrika" (1947) was broadcasted in the cinema posthumous in 1947. The movie was already shot during World War II.
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