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- Rolf Hoppe was born on 6 December 1930 in Ellrich, Thuringia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Sardsch (1997), La piovra (1984) and Mephisto (1981). He was married to Friederike. He died on 14 November 2018 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
- Klaus Fuchs was born on 29 December 1911 in Rüsselsheim, Hesse, Germany. He died on 28 January 1988 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
- Fredrich von Paulus was born in Germany in 1890 and joined the military academy in Berlin when he was around 18. He rose through the ranks from private to officer within 20 years. When World War II broke out in 1939, he was a member of the German general staff, a position he held during the 1940 invasion of France. In September 1940 he was appointed Quartermaster General of the General Staff. In 1942 he was promoted to Colonel-General and given command of the German 6th Army for the summer drive in the south of Russia, which started in June. Von Paulus was an experienced and capable staff officer, but only an average field commander who was intimidated by his superiors, and who fatally underestimated the Russian strength at Stalingrad, where his men were drawn into savage and costly street fighting by defending Russian troops. On November 19, 1942, the Soviets began a counteroffensive aimed at recapturing Stalingrad and trapping the 6th Army--about 270,000 strong--within the city. Von Paulus followed orders to stay put rather than to break out of the encirclement. For over two months he and his men were forced further and further back into the city by the rapidly increasing numbers of Soviet troops, while their supply lines were slowly being cut off, resulting in severe shortages of everything from food to clothes to ammunition. During the siege Adolf Hitler promoted von Paulus to General and announced that he was awarding him the Iron Cross for his stubborn defense. He also ordered von Paulus to fight to the last man and not to surrender one German soldier or piece of equipment to the Russians. On January 30, 1943, with the imminent defeat of the 6th Army at hand, Hitler promoted von Paulus to Field Marshal, stating that no German commander of that rank had ever surrendered. However, the very next day von Paulus surrendered the remnants of the once powerful 6th Army, now reduced to demoralized, starving, freezing, ill and half-clothed soldiers, to the Russians. He spent the remainder of the war under house arrest near Moscow while his men were marched off to harsh Soviet POW camps, from which only a very few survived. After the war ended von Paulus remained for a few years as a prisoner in the USSR until his release in 1947. Prior to his release he was brought to Germany to testify in the Nuremberg war crimes tribunal, and gave testimony against many of the Nazi officials on trial there. After his release from Russian custody von Paulus, by now sympathetic to communism, retired to East Germany, where he died in 1957.
- Hannes Fischer was born on 23 December 1925 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Zünd an, es kommt die Feuerwehr (1978), Einer muß die Leiche sein (1978) and Der Kirschgarten (1963). He was married to Fischer, Ilse-Maria. He died on 23 January 1989 in Dresden, German Democratic Republic.
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Leon Boden was born on 14 July 1958 in Kiel, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Rosenkavalier (1997), Weibsbilder (1996) and Tatort (1970). He was married to Jutta. He died on 18 April 2020 in Dresden, Germany.- Actress
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Charlotte Serda was born on 13 June 1910 in Karlsruhe, Germany. She was an actress and writer, known for Eine Siebzehnjährige (1934), Pipin, der Kurze (1934) and Das Geheimnis der roten Katze (1931). She died on 3 March 1965 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.- Production Designer
Gottfried Reinhardt was born on 30 May 1935. He was a production designer, known for Beauty and the Beast (1977) and Urwaldmärchen (1978). He died on 23 June 2013 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.- Martin Andersen Nexø was born on 26 June 1869 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a writer, known for Pelle the Conqueror (1987), Ditte, Child of Man (1946) and Dockpojken (1993). He was married to Johanna May and Margrethe Thomsen. He died on 1 June 1954 in Dresden, Germany.
- Paul Paulsen was born on 21 January 1882 in Halle an der Saale, Germany. He was an actor, known for Thomas Müntzer (1956), Das verurteilte Dorf (1952) and Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse (1955). He died on 29 June 1963 in Dresden, German Democratic Republic.
- Christian Habicht was born on 24 December 1952 in Bad Segeberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Old Fox (1977), Sophie - Braut wider Willen (2005) and Tanja (1997). He died on 15 May 2010 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
- Ulrich von der Trenck was born on 30 September 1883 in Greiz, Thuringia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Leuchtfeuer (1954), Der Ochse von Kulm (1955) and Hexen (1954). He was married to Rosa Schmidt and Ida Wiesmann . He died on 28 September 1958 in Dresden, German Democratic Republic.
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Horst Schönemann was born on 19 January 1927 in Wuppertal, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Martin Luther (1983), Die gläserne Fackel (1989) and Das tolle Lamm (1956). He died on 14 June 2002 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.- Achim Schmidtchen was born on 25 April 1928 in Wurgwitz, Freital, Saxony, Germany. He was an actor, known for Karl May (1992), Streng geheim (1963) and Berlin um die Ecke (1965). He was married to Regina Jeske. He died on 18 December 1997 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
- Lili Elbe was a Danish artist and writer who was assigned male at birth, experienced what is now called gender dysphoria, and underwent the world's first documented sex reassignment surgery. Born as Einar Wegener studied art at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen and met Gerda Gottlieb there. The two fell in love and got married about 1905. Wegener realized his true gender identity when Gerda, a successful painter and fashion illustrator, asked him to don women's clothing and sit as her model. The couple eventually moved to Paris, where Wegener felt free to appear in public sometimes as Einar Wegener and sometimes as Lili Elbe. The first of five highly experimental surgeries that Elbe underwent was performed in 1930. She died of complications not long after the fifth procedure in 1931. During her last year she published her autobiography "From Man to Woman: Lili Elbe's Confessions" under her pen-name Lili Elvenes. Einar Wegener/Lili Elbe's and Gerda Wegener's life was dramatized by David Ebershoff in his novel "The Danish Girl" published in 2000. The book was filmed by Tom Hooper in 2015 featuring Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander as the Wegener couple.
- Józef Korzeniowski was born on 19 March 1797 in Brody, Galicia, Habsburg Monarchy [now Ukraine]. Józef was a writer, known for Karpaccy górale (1915) and Mistrz tanca (1969). Józef died on 17 September 1863 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
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Ferry Sikla was born on 11 March 1865 in Hamburg, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Der Vetter aus Mexiko (1917), Der Unwiderstehliche Theodor (1918) and Die blonde Geisha (1923). He died on 8 February 1932 in Dresden, Germany.- Composer
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Addy Kurth was born on 11 January 1922 in Arnstadt, Thuringia, Germany. She was a composer, known for Zar Wasserwirbel (1979), The Trace Leads to the Silver Lake (1990) and Der Wettlauf (1963). She died on 19 December 1991 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.- Soundtrack
Herbert Kegel was born on 29 July 1920 in Großzschachwitz, Dresden, Germany. He was married to Celestina Casapietra and ???. He died on 20 November 1990 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.- Actor
- Music Department
Hajo Müller was born on 24 February 1931 in Dresden, Germany. He was an actor, known for Spuk von draußen (1987), Kai aus der Kiste (1988) and Hilde, das Dienstmädchen (1986). He died on 13 February 2020 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.- Wolfgang Sörgel was born on 29 September 1931 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Karl May (1992), NeuFundLand (2003) and Das kleine und das große Glück (1953). He was married to Christel Thein. He died on 6 July 2010 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
- Emmy von Rhoden was born on 15 November 1829 in Magdeburg, Kingdom of Prussia [now Germany]. She was a writer, known for Svéhlavicka (1927), A Cabeçuda (1960) and Ilsa (1964). She was married to Hermann Friedrich Friedrich. She died on 17 April 1885 in Dresden, Germany.
- Gunther Emmerlich was born on 18 September 1944 in Eisenberg, Thüringen, German Reich [now: Germany]. He was an actor, known for Showkolade (1988), Die lustige Witwe (2007) and In aller Freundschaft (1998). He was married to Anne-Kathrein Kretzschmar. He died on 19 December 2023 in Villa Maria, Dresden, Germany.
- Ursula Körbs was born on 22 November 1939 in Arnsdorf, Germany. She was an actress, known for Much Ado About Nothing (1964), The Crucible (1957) and Ein Mädchen von 16 ½ (1958). She was married to Gerhard Vogt. She died on 28 January 1964 in Dresden, German Democratic Republic.
- At the age of 16, Caspar David Friedrich had lessons in Greifswald with the university drawing teacher Quistorp. The early influence remained formative. His teacher pointed out the natural beauty of his home area. Friedrich studied from 1794 to 1798 in Copenhagen at the Royal Academy of Art, among other things. with N. Abildgaard and J. Juel. He then moved to Dresden, which remained his residence throughout his life. The painter and graphic artist Philipp Otto Runge as well as the painters Georg Friedrich Kersting and Johan Christian Dahl from Norway also lived there, with whom Friedrich, together with the two poets Ludwig Tieck and Friedrich von Hardenberg (Novalis), made up an artistic and literary center of Romanticism.
During his time in Dresden he tried oil painting for the first time; previously he only used the sepia technique. In 1799 he exhibited his works at the art academy exhibition. Promoted by Goethe, his pictures first attracted the attention of a larger audience in 1805, including the future Emperor of Russia, Nicholas I, from 1820 onwards. He was enthusiastic about the artist's style of painting and purchased some of his works. He became one of his most important clients. These sales temporarily secured the painter's economic survival. In 1808 he created the landscape painting "The Cross in the Mountains" for the house chapel of Tetschen Castle, which contemporaries were outraged about because of its outrageousness as an altarpiece. This work only benefited the painter's fame, and this also resulted in modest financial success.
Caspar David Friedrich undertook a trip to Rügen and Greifswald. He then hiked through the Giant Mountains. On these ventures he consciously perceived nature and was inspired by it in his work. This is how the title "Morning in the Giant Mountains" came about in 1810/1811. In 1810 he was admitted to the Berlin Academy and six years later to the Dresden Art Academy. In 1818 Caspar David Friedrich married the 25-year-old Caroline Bommer. In 1835 the artist had to stop painting completely due to a stroke. He was then quickly forgotten by his contemporaries. It was not until the beginning of the 20th century that a new reception of his works began. Frederick was not subject to the Italian art trend and was also not a follower of the ancient masters. In his understanding, art should mediate between people and nature.
Against this background, he approached the natural beauties by processing moods and feelings. His works are therefore not images of nature, but also objectify the incomprehensible. The realistic, emotional depiction of the landscapes is also characterized by a seemingly endless expanse. In addition, his landscape paintings are an allegory of the patriotic mood around the time of the liberation struggles in the German states. The "Lonely Tree", synonymous with Germany, in the 1921 work of the same name was damaged by the French occupation. However, the tree's environment - including the rising daylight - indicates better development. The meaning of his pictures suited the current German public taste, Friedrich's pictures were in demand.
The demand for his works only temporarily improved his financial circumstances. After the wars of liberation, however, the patriotic mood turned into reactionary behavior on the part of those in government. His picture themes therefore later met with rejection. Despite his fame, Caspar David Friedrich, who came from a poor background, never became rich. Even after the demand for his pictures waned, an economically difficult situation quickly arose again, which was further exacerbated by his illness in the last years of his life. The shy artist increasingly blocked himself from his fellow human beings and became isolated. Access to him also became increasingly difficult for his wife and two children.
Although Friedrich's paintings were not granted long-term success during his lifetime, his painting style shaped not only the Romantic era, but also the subsequent art eras of his century. With his sensitive atmospheric images at different times of the year or day, he is considered the most important landscape painter of the Romantic era.
Caspar David Friedrich died on May 7, 1840 in Dresden. - Writer
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Günter Rätz was born on 30 May 1935 in Berlin, Germany. He was a writer and director, known for The Flying Windmill (1982), Filopat und Patafil (1962) and Gleich links hinterm Mond (1959). He died on 1 May 2024 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.- Actor
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Theo Adam was born on 1 August 1926 in Dresden, Germany. He was an actor, known for Fidelio (1968), Fidelio (1979) and Gala unter den Linden (1977). He was married to Eleonore. He died on 10 January 2019 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.- Anne-Kathrein Kretzschmar was born on 28 March 1948. She was an actress, known for Karla (1965), Wege übers Land (1968) and Just Don't Think I'll Cry (1990). She was married to Gunther Emmerlich. She died on 20 March 2020 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
- Otto Julius Bierbaum was born on 28 June 1865 in Grünberg, Silesia, Germany [now Zielona Góra, Lubuskie, Poland]. He was a writer, known for Prinz Kuckuck - Die Höllenfahrt eines Wollüstlings (1919) and Der lustige Ehemann (1903). He was married to Gemma Pruneti-Lotti and Gusti Rathgeber. He died on 1 February 1910 in Dresden, Germany.
- Franz Klebusch was born on 22 January 1887 in Mannheim, Germany. He was an actor, known for Kinder vor Gericht (1931), Die kleine Schwindlerin (1933) and Durch die Wüste (1936). He died on 25 May 1951 in Dresden, Germany.
- Hermann Stövesand was born on 16 June 1906 in Bochum, Germany. He was an actor, known for Bebel und Bismarck (1987), Die schwarze Galeere (1962) and The Axe of Wandsbek (1950). He died on 15 December 1992 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
- Joachim Zschocke was born on 11 August 1928 in Essen, Germany. He was an actor, known for Der Geizige (1968), Eva und Adam (1973) and Don't Cheat, Darling! (1973). He died on 27 January 2003 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
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Erich Weber was born in 1927 in Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Schauspielereien (1978), Ach, du fröhliche (1962) and Silvesterpunsch (1960). He was married to Anita. He died on 3 October 2016 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.- Reinhold Stövesand was born on 30 January 1939 in Essen, Germany. He was an actor, known for Kapitäne bleiben an Bord (1959), Klotz am Bein (1958) and Die Premiere fällt aus (1959). He died on 25 January 2015 in Dresden, Germany.
- Manfred Streubel was born on 5 November 1932 in Leipzig, Germany. He was a writer, known for Erich Kubak (1959), Unser drache Kasimir (1978) and Da kam ein junger Königssohn (1981). He died on 10 July 1992 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
- Hanns-Jörn Weber was born on 16 December 1941 in Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Die gläserne Fackel (1989) and Karl Marks. Molodye gody (1980). He died on 17 February 2021 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
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- Music Department
- Writer
Hans Werner Henze was born on 1 July 1926 in Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was a composer and writer, known for The Exorcist (1973), Love Unto Death (1984) and Der junge Lord (1969). He died on 27 October 2012 in Dresden, Germany.- Producer
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Udo Zimmermann was born on 6 October 1943 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany. He was a producer and composer, known for Ein April hat 30 Tage (1979), Universum (1987) and Magie der Moore (2015). He was married to Saskia Leistner, Elzbieta Holtorp and Kristina Mann. He died on 22 October 2021 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.- Hannes Fischer was born on 23 December 1925 in Berlin, Germany. Hannes was a director, known for So eine Liebe (1958). Hannes died on 22 January 1989 in Dresden, Germany.
- Victor Klemperer was born on 9 October 1881 in Landsberg an der Warthe, Germany [now Gorzów Wielkopolski, Lubuskie, Poland]. He was a writer, known for Klemperer - Ein Leben in Deutschland (1999), Language Does Not Lie (2004) and Ich möchte Zeugnis ablegen bis zum Letzten (1999). He was married to Hadwig Klemperer and Eva Schlemmer. He died on 11 February 1960 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
- Peter Herden was born on 5 May 1918 in Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He was an actor, known for Karl May (1992), Tempel des Satans (1962) and Geheimakten Solvay (1953). He died on 30 October 2013 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
- Johann Friedrich Kind was born on 4 March 1768 in Leipzig, Saxony, Holy Roman Empire [now Saxony, Germany]. Johann Friedrich was a writer, known for Der Freischütz (1968), Der Freischütz (2015) and Hunter's Bride (2010). Johann Friedrich died on 25 June 1843 in Dresden, Saxony [now Germany].
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- Soundtrack
Peter Schreier was born on 29 July 1935 in Meißen, Germany. He was an actor, known for The A-Team (2010), The Intouchables (2011) and Die Spur des Bernsteinzimmers (1992). He was married to Renate. He died on 25 December 2019 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.- Director
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- Animation Department
Monika Anderson was born on 3 December 1929 in Tallinn, Estonia. She was a director and writer, known for Krakonos a správce Markvart (1977), Alle helfen Teddy (1960) and Die Geschichte vom Weihnachtsmann (1961). She died on 16 July 2021 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.- Ernst Eckstein was born on 6 February 1845 in Gießen, Germany. He was a writer, known for Themis (1920) and Der Besuch im Karzer (1961). He was married to Elisabeth Bolle. He died on 18 November 1900 in Dresden, Germany.
- Manfred Schubert was born on 6 August 1927 in Dresden, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for Nur ein Märchen... (1963), Zwei im Frack (2001) and Damals war's (1995). He died on 29 November 2021 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
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- Animation Department
Werner Hammer was born on 10 November 1921 in Halberstadt, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Zar Wasserwirbel (1979), Unser Schmutzmoritz (1975) and Knirpse und Huhn (1983). He died on 19 August 1992 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.- William Gade was born on 21 January 1893. He was an actor, known for Die Königsloge (1929), 52 Wochen sind ein Jahr (1955) and Das kleine und das große Glück (1953). He died on 10 January 1970 in Dresden, German Democratic Republic.
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- Cinematographer
Albert Paul was born on 2 February 1856 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Die Kaukasierin (1917), Homunculus (1916) and Ganz ohne Krause (1918). He died on 5 August 1928 in Dresden, Germany.- Dixie Dörner was born on 25 January 1951 in Görlitz, Saxony, Germany. He died on 19 January 2022 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
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Walter Rehn was born on 15 September 1921 in Gleiwitz, Upper Silesia, Germany. Walter was a production designer and writer, known for Die sieben Raben (1970), Das Erntefest (1985) and Die Weihnachtsgans Auguste (1985). Walter died on 18 October 2004 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.