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Thomas Hörbiger
Thomas Hörbiger (1931–2011) was a German film actor and lyricist. He was the son of the actor Paul Hörbiger. His daughter is the actress Mavie Hörbiger. Hörbiger co-wrote Austria's winning entry at the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest, which was sung by Udo Jürgens. Selected filmography * ''The Doctor's Secret'' (1955) * ''Emperor's Ball'' (1956) * ''The Winemaker of Langenlois'' (1957) * ''Love, Girls and Soldiers'' (1958) * ''The Street The Street may refer to: Geographical *Wall Street in New York City's Financial District * The Street, Lawshall, Suffolk, England * The Street (Heath Charnock), a building and bridleway in Rivington, Lancashire, England Film and television * ''The ...'' (1958) References Bibliography * Barclay, Simon. ''The Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2014''. External links * 1931 births 2011 deaths German male film actors Male actors from Berlin {{Germany-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's States of Germany, sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the Brandenburg, State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Metropolitan regions in Germany, Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree (river), Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doctor's Secret (1955 Film)
''The Doctor's Secret'' (German: ''Geheimnis einer Ärztin'') is a 1955 Austrian-West German crime drama film directed by August Rieger and Karl Stanzl and starring Hilde Krahl, Ewald Balser and Erik Frey.Fritsche p.253 It was shot at studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by art director Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff. Synopsis Doctor Gerda Maurer is found guilty of negligence and sent to prison. On her release she cannot return to her career in medicine and has to take on other jobs such as a nightclub singer. She is giving a second chance by a respected surgeon and works as his assistant, but her new position is threatened by the return of her former lover Georg. Cast * Hilde Krahl as Dr. Gerda Maurer * Ewald Balser as Prof. Stephan Wendlandt * Erik Frey as Georg Kreinz * Egon von Jordan as Oberpolizeirat Werner Kröger * Traute Wassler as Anita * Hans Putz as Charly * Elisabeth Stemberger as Ruth * Jürgen Strasser as Fritz * Rudolf Carl as Franz * Evi S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 Births
Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia. * January 25 – Mohandas Gandhi is again released from imprisonment in India. * January 27 – Pierre Laval forms a government in France. February * February 4 – Soviet leader Joseph Stalin gives a speech calling for rapid industrialization, arguing that only strong industrialized countries will win wars, while "weak" nations are "beaten". Stalin states: "We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or they will crush us." The first five-year plan in the Soviet Union is intensified, for the industrialization and collectivization of agriculture. * February 10 †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Street (1958 Film)
''The Street'' (german: Die Straße) is a 1958 West German crime drama film directed by Hermann Kugelstadt and starring Martha Wallner, Heinz Drache and Marina Petrova.Wredlund & Lindfors p. 231 The film's sets were designed by the art director Felix Smetana. It was shot at studios in Vienna. Synopsis An engineer returns from Africa to discover that his former girlfriend has fallen under the control of a drug dealer and pimp. Cast * Martha Wallner as Andrea * Heinz Drache as Bob Schneider * Marina Petrova as Marie * Rolf Kutschera as Korbanke * Edith Elmay as Karin * Horst Beck as Paulsen * Wolfgang Jansen as Max * Raoul Retzer * Guido Wieland as Manulescu * Thomas Hörbiger * Brigitte Antonius Brigitte is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Brigitte Amm, German rower * Brigitte Bardot (born 1934), a French actress and singer * Brigitte Becue (born 1972), a Belgian breaststroke swimmer * Brigitte Bierlein (b ... as Erna References Bibli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love, Girls And Soldiers
''Love, Girls and Soldiers'' (German: ''Liebe, Mädchen und Soldaten'') is a 1958 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Franz Antel and starring Renate Holm, Willy Hagara and Carla Hagen.Bock & Bergfelder p.175 The film's sets were designed by the art director Sepp Rothaur. It was shot using Agfacolor. It was distributed by the prominent West German company Gloria Film. Cast * Renate Holm as Steffi Gruber - Sängerin * Willy Hagara as Edi Zaremba - Sänger u. Rekrut * Carla Hagen as Anuschka * Franz Muxeneder as Alois Krumstiel - Rekrut * Walter Müller as Oberleutnant Bobby von Riedhoff * Rolf Olsen as Max Feierabend - Feldwebel * Loni Heuser as Gisela von Siebenstern, seine Frau * Hubert von Meyerinck as Major von Siebenstern * Helga Martin as Mimi Holzer - die Tochter * Hans Olden as Major Holzer - Regimentskommandant * Willy Millowitsch as Fritz, Feldwebel * C.W. Fernbach as Ferdy Wimmer - Sekretär * Ilse Peternell as Stubenmädchen * Raou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Winemaker Of Langenlois
''The Winemaker of Langenlois'' (German: ''Die Winzerin von Langenlois'') is a 1957 Austrian romantic comedy film directed by Hans H. König and starring Herta Staal, Gunnar Möller and Paul Hörbiger.Dassanowsky p.169 Cast * Herta Staal as Elisabeth Teky, Weingutsbesitzerin * Gunnar Möller as Jörg Strasser, Volksschullehrer * Paul Hörbiger as Korbinian Grammelshuber, Verwalter * Susi Nicoletti as Stefanie Köster, Weinhändlerin * Peer Schmidt as Richard Köster, ihr Neffe * Karl Skraup as Gerichtsvollzieher Bindinger * Hertha Martin as Yvonne Sommer, Schlagersängerin * Ingeborg Hüttinger as Anni, Wirtschafterin * Thomas Hörbiger as Kellergehilfe Franz * Karl Fochler * Oskar Wegrostek as Anton * Raoul Retzer Raoul Retzer (1919–1974) was an Austrian actor. Retzer was a prolific film actor appearing in more than a hundred and forty productions between 1952 and 1975 generally in small or supporting roles. He appeared in the 1955 film '' The Last Ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor's Ball
''Emperor's Ball'' (German:''Kaiserball'') is a 1956 Austrian drama film directed by Franz Antel and starring Sonja Ziemann, Rudolf Prack and Hannelore Bollmann. The film is part of a cycle of films set during the old Austro-Hungarian Empire.Kapczynski & Richardson p.122 It was shot in Agfacolor with sets designed by Otto Pischinger. Cast * Sonja Ziemann as Franzi * Rudolf Prack as Reichsgraf Georg von Hohenegg * Hannelore Bollmann as Prinzessin Christine * Maria Andergast as Fürstin zu Schenckenberg * Jane Tilden as Gräfin Reichenbach * Ilse Peternell as Direktrice * Bully Buhlan as Graf Baranyi * Hans Olden as Erzherzog Benedikt * Rolf Olsen as Jean Müller * Paul Löwinger as Portier Bichler * Thomas Hörbiger as Willi * C.W. Fernbach as Offizier * Raoul Retzer Raoul Retzer (1919–1974) was an Austrian actor. Retzer was a prolific film actor appearing in more than a hundred and forty productions between 1952 and 1975 generally in small or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udo Jürgens
Udo Jürgens (born Jürgen Udo Bockelmann; 30 September 1934 – 21 December 2014) was an Austrian composer and singer of popular music whose career spanned over 50 years. He won the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 for Austria, composed close to 1,000 songs, and sold over 100 million records. In 2007, he additionally obtained Swiss citizenship. He is credited with broadening German-language pop music beyond the traditional post-war " Schlager" (hit song) in the 1950s by infusing it with a modern pop appeal and French chanson style. His compositions and arrangements attracted fans of all ages. Until his death at age 80, he continued to fill venues in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Career In 1952, Udo Bolan, as he was called then, formed the Udo Bolan Quartet in Klagenfurt, Austria, appearing regularly at the Café Obelisk in Klagenfurt with Englishman Johnny Richards on drums, Klaus Behmel on guitar, and Bruno Geiger on Bass. The quartet played regularly at various dance an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 1966 was the 11th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, following the country's victory at the with the song "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" by France Gall. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT), the contest was held at the Villa Louvigny on 5 March 1966 and was hosted by Luxembourgish television presenter Josiane Chen. Eighteen countries participated in the contest, the same that had competed the year before. The winner was with the song " Merci, Chérie", performed and composed by Udo Jürgens, and written by Jürgens and Thomas Hörbiger. This was Udo Jürgens third consecutive entry in the contest, finally managing to score a victory for his native country Austria. Austria would not go on to win again until the edition. This was also the first winning song to be performed in German. The contest is also no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mavie Hörbiger
Mavie Hörbiger (born 14 November 1979 in Munich) is a German-Austrian actress. Since 2009, she belongs to the ensemble of Vienna's Burgtheater. Life and work Hörbiger descends from a famous Austrian family of actors and actresses, all at least for some times members of Austria's National Theatre, the Burgtheater. Her grandfather was Paul Hörbiger, his brother Attila Hörbiger was married to Paula Wessely. Actresses Elisabeth Orth, Christiane Hörbiger and Maresa Hörbiger are her aunts, comedians Cornelius Obonya and Christian Tramitz are cousins. She holds both German and Austrian citizenship. Hörbiger did not complete college but visited the acting school of Christa Willschrei in Munich. In 1996, she made her on-camera debut in Michael Gutmann's television feature "Nur für eine Nacht". Mavie had theatre engagements in Hanover and Bochum (Rachel in ''Sanft und grausam'', 2006; Jeannie in ''Fettes Schwein'', 2005; title role in ''Lulu'', 2004; Gilda in ''Komödie der ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
