Albin Grau was born on December 22, 1884 in Berlin, Germany. He was an art director and costume designer, known for Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922), Schatten - Eine nächtliche Halluzination (1923) and Pietro der Korsar (1925). He died on March 27, 1971 in Bayrischzell, Upper Bavaria, Germany.