Eugen York was born on November 26, 1912 in Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Governorate, Russian Empire [now Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for
Morituri (1948),
Lockende Gefahr (1950) and
Das Mädchen mit den Katzenaugen (1958). He was married to
Catja Görna. He died on November 18, 1991 in Berlin, Germany.