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- Rob Pilatus was born on 8 June 1964 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He was an actor, known for Das Erbe der Guldenburgs (1987), Rob & Fab: We Can Get It On (1992) and Milli Vanilli: Blame It on the Rain (1989). He died on 2 April 1998 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Rosemarie Fendel was born on 25 April 1927 in Koblenz-Metternich, Germany. She was an actress and writer, known for Trotta (1971), Im Reservat (1973) and Tätowierung (1967). She was married to Hans von Borsody and Johannes Schaaf. She died on 13 March 2013 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.- Ursula Lillig was born on 2 September 1938 in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. She was an actress, known for Girl from Hong Kong (1961), Raumpatrouille - Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion (1966) and The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time (1985). She died on 16 June 2004 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Christiane Nielsen was born on 10 September 1936 in Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany. She was an actress, known for Tod eines Handlungsreisenden (1963), Ein Mann namens Harry Brent (1968) and Secret of the Red Orchid (1962). She was married to Miloud Ganga and Konrad Leeb. She died on 8 April 2007 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Karl Walter Diess was born on 25 January 1928 in Salzburg, Austria. He was an actor, known for Masters of the Universe (1984), Wallenstein (1978) and Der trojanische Krieg findet nicht statt (1964). He was married to Silvia Simon and Miriam Spoerri. He died on 30 March 2014 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Karl-Heinz Hess was born on 20 March 1930 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He was an actor, known for Hamburg Transit (1970), Timm Thaler (1979) and Sir Roger Casement (1968). He was married to Denise Laumer, Denise Laumer and Bärbel Christ-Heß. He died on 1 July 1995 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Hanna Reitsch was born on 29 March 1912 in Hirschberg, Silesia, Germany [now Jelenia Góra, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Rivalen der Luft - Ein Segelfliegerfilm (1934) and The Secret War (1977). She died on 24 August 1979 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany [now Germany].
- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Drafi Deutscher was born on 9 May 1946 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor and composer, known for Beerfest (2006), Zärtliche Chaoten II (1988) and Ein irres Feeling (1984). He was married to Isabel Varell, Karin and Sandra. He died on 9 June 2006 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.- Pit Krüger was born on 1 August 1934 in Mannheim, Germany. He was an actor, known for Die Zwillinge aus Venedig (1965), Parlez-vous français? (1962) and Rudi, benimm dich! (1971). He was married to Ingrid Krüger. He died on 6 November 2003 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Liesel Christ was born on 16 April 1919 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. She was an actress, known for Mit Leib und Seele (1989), Das größte Fest des Jahres - Weihnachten bei unseren Fernsehfamilien (1991) and Tatort (1970). She was married to Fritz Dahlem. She died on 15 August 1996 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Fritz Umgelter was born on 18 August 1922 in Stuttgart, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Bratkartoffeln inbegriffen (1967), Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplicissimus (1975) and The Violin Case Murders (1965). He died on 9 May 1981 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.- Director
- Writer
- Actor
He was known as 'the man who spoke for the animals'. A public relations genius, Professor Bernhard Grzimek not only managed to create nationwide interest in the plight of endangered species and threatened habitats, but actively raised in excess of five million Marks in donations via his television show "Ein Platz für Tiere" ("A Place for Animals",1956-87). The series ran for 175 episodes, ending with Grzimek's death in1987. Entertainers performed for him without pay and he even motivated school kids to help collect funds to equip rangers for Africa's national wildlife parks. Veterinarian and behavioral scientist, Grzimek assumed the directorship of Frankfurt's Zoological Garden in 1945, a position he held until his retirement in 1974. For those 29 years, he was instrumental in modernizing zoological displays and animal enclosures, introducing educational slide shows, films and audio tapes, providing windows for the public to view food preparation and animal husbandry. In addition to breeding endangered species, Frankfurt's was the first European zoo to feature a special section which provided care for orphaned baby animals, including gorillas, orang-utans, panthers, lions and bears. Frankfurt's Zoological Society (for which Grzimek served as president) stood in the forefront of international conservation. Not shying away from controversy or confrontation, Grzimek was one of the first to vociferously oppose the factory farming of chickens on a political level.
His status as a major public figure was confirmed with the release of his documentary Bambuti (1956). An even more successful sequel followed, the Academy Award-winning Serengeti (1959). Sadly, it cost the life of Grzimek's son Michael (until then his closest collaborator), aged 24, killed in a plane crash during filming. Between 1967 and 1974, Grzimek published a 13-volume encyclopedia, entitled "Grzimeks Tierleben". He received numerous awards, including the Federal Cross of Merit (Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz). His legacy survives in zoos around the world today.- Producer
- Executive
Karl Baumgartner was born in 1949 in Brunico, Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy. He was a producer and executive, known for Underground (1995), Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003) and Tulpan (2008). He died on 18 March 2014 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.- B.A. Mertz was born on 10 July 1924 in Berlin, Germany. B.A. was a writer, known for Freitags dienstbereit - Passage-Apotheke (1971), Keine Spürhunde für den Fiskus (1975) and Die Aufgabe des Dr. med. Graefe (1982). B.A. died on 17 November 1996 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Rolf Weih was born on 8 February 1906 in Barmen [now Wuppertal], Germany. He was an actor, known for Rauschende Melodien (1955), Hallo - Sie haben Ihre Frau vergessen (1949) and Wir machen Musik (1942). He was married to Ira Kraut. He died on 16 August 1969 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Wilhelm Strienz was born on 2 September 1900 in Stuttgart, Germany. He was an actor, known for Schindler's List (1993), Stalingrad (1993) and Request Concert (1940). He was married to Anneliese Härtl, Elfriede Elsa Richter, Alwine Wilhelmine Müller and Serafima Simiona Rostin. He died on 10 May 1987 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Ivan Rebroff was born on 31 July 1931 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Code Name: Kill (1967), Der Bettelstudent (1981) and Ein Sommer - ein Herbst (1964). He died on 27 February 2008 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.- Fritz Bauer was born on 16 July 1903 in Stuttgart, Germany. He was an actor, known for Eichmann und das Dritte Reich (1961), Als sie noch jung waren (1965) and Das Podium - Ein Gespräch über kulturelle Fragen (1961). He died on 1 July 1968 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Justus Fritzsche was born on 1 January 1941 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Eolomea (1972), Das unsichtbare Visier (1973) and Aus unserer Zeit (1970). He died on 26 July 2003 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Josefine Klee-Helmdach was born on 26 January 1903 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. She was an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Empfänger unbekannt (1983) and Vorsicht! Frisch gewachst! (1978). She died on 2 October 1994 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Alfred Edel was born on 12 March 1932 in Abensberg, Bavaria, Germany. He was an actor, known for Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed (1968), Class Relations (1984) and 100 Jahre Adolf Hitler - Die letzte Stunde im Führerbunker (1989). He was married to Dorle Miesala. He died on 17 June 1993 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Lothar Müthel was born on 18 February 1896 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Die Frau im Himmel (1920), Lucrezia Borgia (1922) and Destiny (1921). He was married to Marga Reuter. He died on 4 September 1964 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Stefanie Zweig was born on 19 September 1932 in Leobschütz, Upper Silesia, Germany [now Glubczyce, Opolskie, Poland]. She was a writer, known for Nowhere in Africa (2001), Alpha Forum (1998) and Die Johannes B. Kerner Show (1998). She was married to Wolfgang Häfele. She died on 25 April 2014 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
- Writer
Ernesto Remani was born on 6 February 1906 in Meran, Tyrol, Austria-Hungary [now Merano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy]. He was an assistant director and director, known for Sob o Céu da Bahia (1956), L'isola del sogno (1947) and Die Schönste (1957). He died on 12 December 1966 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.- Marilene von Bethmann was born on 19 December 1925 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. She was an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Was ihr wollt (1954) and Der Trotzkopf (1983). She died on 12 December 1996 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.