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Leonide Massine, dancer and choreographer was born in Moscow in 1895 the son of a soprano & a musician from the Bolshoi Theatre chorus. He studied acting & dance from the age of 8 at Moscow's Imperial Theatre School. He was 19 when he was spotted by Diaghilev and recruited as the principal dancer in the Ballets Russes to replace the recently married Nijinsky. Although many said that as a person he was distant and unemotional, when on stage (or film) he showed a livliness and an ability for the understanding and expressing of strong emotions and tremendous humour. Massine's first original work of choreography was the innovative Parade (1917) with a libretto by Jean Cocteau, music by Erik Satie and decor by Pablo Picasso. Later on his set designers included Matisse, Salvador Dalí and Chagall. He went on to a hugely successful career as an international dancer and choreographer and while his private life remained tempestuous with four marriages and many affairs, his professional career seems to have been totally happy and satisfying for him. he was still dancing in his mid-sixties and was choreographing right up to his death in 1979.- Actress
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Christiane Maybach was born on 14 March 1932 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for A Study in Terror (1965), Unter uns (1994) and Gaslicht (1960). She died on 12 April 2006 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hanno Brühl was born on 19 February 1937 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He was a director and writer, known for Die Andere Seite der Welt (1984), Baff - Fast eine Sendung (1968) and Sehnsucht (1990). He died on 5 October 2010 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Hildegard Krekel was born on 2 June 1952 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. She was an actress, known for Es muß nicht immer Kaviar sein (1977), Tatort (1970) and Zoff (1972). She was married to ? ?. She died on 26 May 2013 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Willy Millowitsch was born on 8 January 1909 in Cologne, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985), Das Paradies der flotten Sünder (1968) and Der Etappenhase (1956). He was married to Gerda Feldhoff and Linny Lüttgen. He died on 20 September 1999 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Actress
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- Soundtrack
Gisela Uhlen was born on 16 May 1919 in Leipzig, Germany. She was an actress and writer, known for The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979), Rembrandt (1942) and The Indian Scarf (1963). She was married to Herbert Ballmann, Wolfgang Kieling, Hans Bertram, Beat Hodel and Kurt Wessels. She died on 16 January 2007 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Actor
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René Deltgen was born on 30 April 1909 in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. He was an actor, known for The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959), No Way Back (1953) and Journey to the Lost City (1960). He was married to Anita Irene Wapordjieff and Elisabeth Scherer. He died on 29 January 1979 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany.- Actress
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Lotti Krekel was born on 23 August 1941 in Roetgen, Germany. She was an actress, known for Tim Frazer (1963), Die spanische Fliege (1958) and Familie Heinz Becker (1992). She was married to Ernst H. Hilbich. She died on 11 April 2023 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Miriam Pielhau was born on 12 May 1975 in Heidelberg, Germany. She was an actress, known for Cinema TV (1997), Der letzte Bissen (2007) and Zepp (2007). She was married to Thom. She died on 12 July 2016 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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- Actor
Walter Bockmayer was born on 4 July 1948 in Fehrbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Flaming Hearts (1978), Looping (1981) and Rivalinnen unter griechischer Sonne (1974). He died on 7 October 2014 in Cologne, Germany.- Helma Seitz was born on 23 February 1913 in Offenbach am Main, Germany. She was an actress, known for Der Tod läuft hinterher (1967), Der Kommissar (1969) and Tatort (1970). She was married to Arthus Hartog and Theodor Becker. She died on 11 July 1995 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Writer
- Actor
- Director
Xao Seffcheque was born in 1956 in Graz, Styria, Austria. He was a writer and actor, known for Ein Jahr - die Anrheiner (1999), Die Kleinen und die Bösen (2015) and Das große Sitzen (1998). He died on 26 May 2023 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Actress
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Helga Märthesheimer was born on 27 March 1938 in Kassel, Germany. She was an actress, known for Fear of Fear (1975) and Je später der Abend... (1973). She died on 11 March 2008 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Actor
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Arved Birnbaum was born on 31 March 1962 in Forst, German Democratic Republic. He was an actor, known for In the Face of Crime (2010), We Are the Night (2010) and Tatort (1970). He was married to Sabine. He died on 24 October 2021 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Willi Herren was born on 17 June 1975 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. He was an actor, known for Lindenstraße (1985), Tatort (1970) and Lola and Billy the Kid (1999). He was married to Jasmin Herren. He died on 20 April 2021 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Fritz Bachschmidt was born on 10 September 1928 in Kehl, Baden [now Baden-Württemberg], Germany. He was an actor, known for Köberle kommt (1983), Unternehmen Rentnerkommune (1978) and The Black Forest Hospital (1985). He was married to Anne Wehner-Bachschmidt. He died on 8 May 1992 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Eberhard Taubert was born on 11 May 1907 in Kassel, northern Hesse, Germany. He was a writer, known for Der ewige Jude (1940) and Triumph of the Will (1935). He died on 2 November 1976 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany.
- Loris Bazzocchi was born on 5 January 1931 in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was an actor, known for La piovra (1984), Shoot First, Die Later (1974) and From the Orient with Fury (1965). He died on 19 April 2019 in Cologne, Germany.
- Jan Hahn was born on 22 September 1973 in Leipzig, Germany. He was an actor, known for Frühstücksfernsehen (1987), Pastewka (2005) and Der letzte Bulle (2010). He died on 4 May 2021 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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- Soundtrack
Alan Barton was born on 16 September 1953 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987), Smokie: My Heart Is True (1988) and Smokie: Boulevard of Broken Dreams (1989). He died on 23 March 1995 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- John Cannon was born on 26 March 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for I've Got a Secret (1952), Strike It Rich (1951) and Studio One (1948). He was married to Trudy Wilson Cannon. He died on 22 June 2001 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Ruth Brück was born in 1923 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She was an actress, known for Verbotene Liebe (1995), Loose Connections (1983) and Nobody Loves Me (1994). She died on 27 July 1998 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Christoph Hemrich was born on 29 June 1956 in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He was an actor, known for Die Feuerengel (1997), Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast (1997) and De Partizanen (1995). He died on 20 May 2012 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Kurt Moll was born on 11 April 1938 in Buir, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977), Die Zauberflöte (1991) and Die Zauberflöte (1983). He was married to Ursula. He died on 5 March 2017 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Gisela Zülch was born on 17 February 1927 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. She was an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Empfänger unbekannt (1983) and Frühbesprechung (1973). She was married to Günter Lamprecht and Herbert Maiwald. She died on 31 January 2003 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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- Actor
George Moorse was born on 1 May 1936 in Bellmore, New York, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Inki (1974), 'In Side Out' (1964) and Schnelles Geld (1983). He was married to Barbara Moorse. He died on 30 July 1999 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Gisela Holzinger was an actress, known for Haus Herzenstod (1964), Was soll werden, Harry? (1963) and Polnischer Sommer (1981). She died on 18 October 2004 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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- Editorial Department
Joachim von Mengershausen was born on 7 August 1936 in Bamberg, Germany. He was a producer and actor, known for Wings of Desire (1987), Paris, Texas (1984) and Black Cat, White Cat (1998). He died on 22 January 2020 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Actress
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Mimi Thoma was born on 9 October 1909 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. She was an actress, known for Schindler's List (1993), Fährmann Maria (1936) and Am Ende der Welt (1947). She died on 16 May 1968 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Ingrid Kalinowski was born in 1937. She was an actress, known for Verbotene Liebe (1995), Die ProSieben Märchenstunde (2006) and Markus Lanz (2008). She was married to Klaus Kalinowski. She died on 11 May 2021 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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- Composer
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Damo Suzuki was born on 16 January 1950 in Oiso, Japan. He was an actor and composer, known for Broken Embraces (2009), Inherent Vice (2014) and The Gentlemen (2019). He was married to Gitta Suzuki-Mouret. He died on 9 February 2024 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Writer
- Actress
Irmgard Keun was born in Berlin, Germany in 1905. She had early stage aspirations, and landed several minor film roles before turning to writing. Her first novel, Gilgi, eine von uns (Gilgi, One of Us), was a runaway bestseller and made into a film the year after it was published.
Her second novel, Das kunstseidene Maedchen (The Artificial Silk Girl), was published in 1932. Like Gilgi, it chronicled the aspirations of a voiceless and downtrodden lower-class "steno-girl." It was also a huge success, and optioned by UFA as a motion picture. But when Hitler came to power the following January, this story (about an ambitious secretary-turned-thief sleeping her way through Berlin to become "a star") became a political liability.
An outspoken opponent of everything that the Nazi Party stood for, by 1934, Keun's novels had been banned, confiscated, and destroyed in Germany.
She fled to Belgium and then Holland, but after the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands that country was no longer safe for her. Rumors of her suicide (perhaps started by Keun herself) allowed her to return to the Reich under an assumed name, and she remained in Germany (living in hiding from 1940-45) until her death in 1982.- Stefanie Mühle was born on 19 March 1960 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She was an actress, known for Lindenstraße (1985), Tatort (1970) and Alarm für Cobra 11 - Einsatz für Team 2 (2003). She died on 18 April 2011 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Hans Schulze was born on 7 October 1930 in Bochum, Germany. He was an actor, known for Macbeth (1974), Na krawedzi (1973) and Tatort (1970). He died on 29 August 2023 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Erika Berger was born on 13 August 1939 in Munich, Germany. She was an actress, known for Total Normal (1989), Lilli Lottofee (1992) and Scheidungsgericht (1995). She was married to Richard Mahkorn and ???. She died on 15 May 2016 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Hilde Brüninghaus was born in 1914. She was an actress, known for Is' was, Kanzler (1984), Locker vom Hocker (1979) and Wir warten auf's Christkind (1960). She was married to Kaspar Brüninghaus. She died in 2009 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Hans Fritzsche was born on 21 April 1900 in Bochum, Germany. He was married to Hildegard Springer. He died on 27 September 1953 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Margret van Munster was born on 13 November 1920 in Cologne, Germany. She was an actress, known for Lindenstraße (1985), Die Reisegesellschaft (1968) and Der Idiot (1968). She died on 22 February 2010 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Erwin Jöris was born on 5 October 1912 in Berlin, Germany. He died on 17 November 2013 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Ulrich K. Wegener was born on 22 August 1929 in Jüterbog, Brandenburg, Germany. He was married to Regina. He died on 28 December 2017 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Hans Böckler was born on 26 February 1875 in Trautskirchen, Bavaria, Germany. He was married to Magdalena Böckler. He died on 16 February 1951 in Cologne, Germany.
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- Writer
Christian Bauer was born on 9 September 1947. He was a producer and director, known for Missing Allen - Wo ist Allen Ross? (2001), The Secret of the Snake Goddess (2008) and The Ritchie Boys (2004). He died on 27 July 2009 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Rudolf Jürgen Bartsch was born on 17 October 1921 in Köslin, Pomerania, Germany [now Koszalin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Der versteinerte Wald (1957), I'm an Elephant, Madame (1969) and Smog (1973). He died on 22 October 2000 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Helmut Holger was born on 16 March 1926 in Essen, Germany. He was a costume designer and actor, known for Dead Woman from Beverly Hills (1964), Stephanie in Rio (1960) and Und das am Montagmorgen (1959). He died on 17 January 2012 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Lorose Keller was born on 28 July 1932 in Iserlohn, Germany. She was an actress, known for Die Tigerin (1992), Nobody Loves Me (1994) and The Voice of the Moon (1990). She died on 3 November 2016 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Renate Dissel was born in 1943. She was an actress, known for Voll normaaal (1994), Die Musterknaben (1997) and Tatort (1970). She died on 19 September 2012 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rocco Clein was born on 20 July 1968 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He was a director and assistant director, known for Wah² (1993) and Turbonegro: The Movie (1999). He died on 1 February 2004 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Peter Müller was born on 24 February 1927 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Guten Rutsch! (1969), Ein Mädchen von heute (1966) and Jetzt schlägt's 13 (1967). He was married to Greta Thelen. He died on 22 June 1992 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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After graduating from school with a high school diploma, Alfred Biolek studied law. Following his doctorate, he worked as a legal advisor at ZDF from 1963 to 1970. From 1970 Biolek worked as a producer for "Bavaria GmbH" in Munich. The programs "Am churning" with Rudi Carrell and "Bios Bahnhof" from 1978 to 1985, which was also moderated by him, were created here. The content of the shows was humorous reports on current topics, with numerous stars and starlets from the media industry being guests. The evening was accompanied by games, music and conversations. For these productions, Biolek was awarded the "Adolf Grimme Prize" in 1983. From 1985 to 1991, the program "Mensch Meier" was broadcast under the moderation of Bioleks.
From 1990 he worked as an honorary professor at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne. The successful show "Boulevard Bio" started in late 1991, in which the popular talk show host had conversations with various personalities from art, politics, sports and media in a relaxed and sometimes private atmosphere. From 1994 onwards, Biolek also presented the cooking show "alfredissimo", in which he cooked for his guests and they cooked for him. After 12 years and 485 editions of "Boulevard Bio", the TV presenter stopped his popular talk show on June 11, 2003. However, Biolek continued to stay with the television audience through his cooking show "alfredissimo". Biolek also appeared with his company "Pro GmbH" as a producer for successor Sandra Maischberger, who has occupied the slot of the departed talk show host on ARD since September 2, 2003 with her talk show "People at Maischberger".
He was the first German to be appointed UN Special Ambassador for World Population on November 23, 2000 in New York. His charitable work is dedicated to the AIDS problem in Africa, to help which he founded the "Alfred Biolek Foundation - Help for Africa" in 2005. During his career, Biolek was awarded several prestigious awards, including the "Golden Camera" (1993), the "Bambi" (1994), the "German Book Prize" (2002) and the "Karl Valentin Order" (2003). . In 2008 he was honored with the "Golden Camera" for his life's work. In 2009, Biolek was awarded the German Television Prize - honorary award for his life's work. On July 9, 2009, on the occasion of his 75th birthday, ARD broadcast a gala entitled "Thank you, Bio" from the Cologne E-Werk.
Alfred Biolek died on July 23, 2021 in Cologne.- Engin Akcelik was born in 1940. He was an actor, known for Kebab Connection (2004), Tatort (1970) and Alphateam - Die Lebensretter im OP (1997). He died on 24 September 2005 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.