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 Gustaf Gr��ndgens was born on December 22, 1899 in D��sseldorf, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for M (1931), Friedemann Bach (1941) and Faust (1960). He was previously married to Marianne Hoppe and Erika Mann. He died on October 7, 1963 in Manila, Philippines.
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Gustaf Gr��ndgens was born on December 22, 1899 in D��sseldorf, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for M (1931), Friedemann Bach (1941) and Faust (1960). He was previously married to Marianne Hoppe and Erika Mann. He died on October 7, 1963 in Manila, Philippines.
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Specialised on screen in portraying icy intellectuals, cynical snobs, villains and bon vivants.He got married with the actress Marianne Hoppe in 1936.The wedlock was widely seen as a lavender marriage.His connection to the Nazi regime is considered controversial because he starred in some propaganda movies and was the favorite actor of Hermann G?ring, but saved the life of anti-fascist actor Ernst Busch on the other hand.It has never been ascertained whether or not he committed suicide by an overdose of sleeping pills. His last words, written on an envelope, were, "I believe I have taken too many sleeping pills; I feel funny, let me sleep it off".Changed his first name from Gustav to Gustaf with "f" because Gustav was the more common version.Served as a volunteer on the Western Front during World War I.Gustaf Gr��ndgens made use of his power position at the theater in order to occupy numerous actors for his productions and gave them the status of "indispensable" as long as possible to protect them from the entry into the war machinery and saved the life of several persons directly and indirectly.After the war he had to endure a Soviet internment lasting nine months. He was released in April 1946 only after countless statements by other actors. Only one month later he played his first post-war role at the Deutsches Theater Berlin and returned successfully to the scene of his former successes. His marriage with Marianne Hoppe ended in the same year.The young Gustaf Gr��ndgens volunteered for the military in 1916, immediately after the secondary school and was sent to the Western front. In 1917 he became a member of the fronttheater company Saarlouis, one year later he managed this company.Posthumously, Gr��ndgens was involved in one of the most famous literary cases in 20th-century Germany, as the subject of a novel entitled Mephisto by his former brother-in-law Klaus Mann, who had died in 1949. The novel, a thinly veiled account of Gr��ndgens's life, portrayed its main character ("Hendrik H?fgen") as having shady connections with the Nazi regime. Gr��ndgens's adopted son and heir Peter Gorski, who had directed Faust, in 1966 successfully sued the publisher on his late father's behalf, confirmed by the Federal Court of Justice in 1968.The actor Gustaf Gr��ndgens is one of the most controversial but also undisputedly one of the most important German actors. His part as a hanger-on of the Nazis was overrated and one-sided viewed, although he took upon huge risks for others in this difficult time.He later found himself and his life portrayed in a book called "Mephisto" which was written by Klaus Mann (brother of Erika Mann). Gruendgens stopped further publications of this book.Was married to Erika Mann, the daughter of famous german writer Thomas Mann.Klaus Mann's book "Mephisto" was banned in Germany in 1966 (after Gr��ndgens' death). However, despite the ban, it was republished in 1981 by Rowohlt Verlag.After Joseph Goebbels's total war speech on 18 February 1943, Gr��ndgens volunteered for the Wehrmacht but was recalled by Hermann G?ring, who had his name added to the "Gottbegnadeten" list (artists with "God-given" talent exempt from service).His career continued undisturbed through the years of the Nazi regime; the extent to which this can be considered as deliberate collaboration with the Nazis was hotly disputed.Imprisoned by the Soviet NKVD in 1945, Gr��ndgens was released thanks to the intercession of the Communist actor Ernst Busch, whom Gr��ndgens himself had saved from execution by the Nazis in 1943. During the denazification process his statements helped to exonerate acting colleagues like G?ring's widow Emmy and the director Veit Harlan.Studied acting in Duesseldorf under Louise Dumont and Gustav Lindemann.Formed his own production company at Terra Filmkunst in 1938.Became artistic director of the Prussian State Theatre, 1937-45. Appointed by Goering to the Prussian State Council in 1936.The fronttheater was renamed to Bergtheater Thale after the war and constituted the begin of a great career for Gustaf Gr��ndgens.He became a very successful actor of classic roles and was also convincing in contemporary dramas.From 1930 Gustaf Gr��ndgens began a second successful career in the film business. Especially when he played dubious types he was convincing in an almost worrying way.The Nazis seized power in the 30's and Gr��ndgens made a career under this new regime.He became director of the Staatliches Schauspielhaus and a Staatsschauspieler.He preferred the German classic and found his parade role with "Faust I" (41) with the figure of Mephisto.Gustaf Gr��ndgens died of an internal hemorrhage on October 7, 1963 in Manila during a world trip.In 1926 he married Erika Mann, the daughter of the famous writer Thomas Mann. The couple divorced in 1929.He intensified his intention to become an actor from 1919 and took acting lessons at the D��sseldorfer Schauspielhaus. In the following years followed many engagements at different theaters.The engagement to the Kammerspiele in Hamburg meant the first height where he impersonated more than 70 roles within five years and directed more than 30 productions.His single most famous role was that of Mephistopheles in Goethe's Faust in 1956/57, which is still considered by many to have been the best interpretation of the role ever given.Till the end of war he took part in the movies "Zwei Welten" (1939), "Ohm Kr��ger" (1941) and "Friedemann Bach (1941), but his main activity was still dedicated to the theater. |
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Gustaf Gr��ndgens was born on December 22, 1899 in D��sseldorf, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for M (1931), Friedemann Bach (1941) and Faust (1960). He was previously married to Marianne Hoppe and Erika Mann. He died on October 7, |
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Specialised on screen in portraying icy intellectuals, cynical snobs, villains and bon vivants.He got married with the actress Marianne Hoppe in 1936.The wedlock was widely seen as a lavender marriage.His connection to the Nazi regime is considered controversial because he starred in some propaganda movies and was the favorite actor of Hermann G?ring, but saved the life of anti-fascist actor Ernst Busch on the other hand.It has never been ascertained whether or not he committed suicide by an overdose of sleeping pills. His last words, written on an envelope, were, "I believe I have taken too many sleeping pills; I feel funny, let me sleep it off".Changed his first name from Gustav to Gustaf with "f" because Gustav was the more common version.Served as a volunteer on the Western Front during World War I.Gustaf Gr��ndgens made use of his power position at the theater in order to occupy numerous actors for his productions and gave them the status of "indispensable" as long as possible to protect them from the entry into the war machinery and saved the life of several persons directly and indirectly.After the war he had to endure a Soviet internment lasting nine months. He was released in April 1946 only after countless statements by other actors. Only one month later he played his first post-war role at the Deutsches Theater Berlin and returned successfully to the scene of his former successes. His marriage with Marianne Hoppe ended in the same year.The young Gustaf Gr��ndgens volunteered for the military in 1916, immediately after the secondary school and was sent to the Western front. In 1917 he became a member of the fronttheater company Saarlouis, one year later he managed this company.Posthumously, Gr��ndgens was involved in one of the most famous literary cases in 20th-century Germany, as the subject of a novel entitled Mephisto by his former brother-in-law Klaus Mann, who had died in 1949. The novel, a thinly veiled account of Gr��ndgens's life, portrayed its main character ("Hendrik H?fgen") as having shady connections with the Nazi regime. Gr��ndgens's adopted son and heir Peter Gorski, who had directed Faust, in 1966 successfully sued the publisher on his late father's behalf, confirmed by the Federal Court of Justice in 1968.The actor Gustaf Gr��ndgens is one of the most controversial but also undisputedly one of the most important German actors. His part as a hanger-on of the Nazis was overrated and one-sided viewed, although he took upon huge risks for others in this difficult time.He later found himself and his life portrayed in a book called "Mephisto" which was written by Klaus Mann (brother of Erika Mann). Gruendgens stopped further publications of this book.Was married to Erika Mann, the daughter of famous german writer Thomas Mann.Klaus Mann's book "Mephisto" was banned in Germany in 1966 (after Gr��ndgens' death). However, despite the ban, it was republished in 1981 by Rowohlt Verlag.After Joseph Goebbels's total war speech on 18 February 1943, Gr��ndgens volunteered for the Wehrmacht but was recalled by Hermann G?ring, who had his name added to the "Gottbegnadeten" list (artists with "God-given" talent exempt from service).His career continued undisturbed through the years of the Nazi regime; the extent to which this can be considered as deliberate collaboration with the Nazis was hotly disputed.Imprisoned by the Soviet NKVD in 1945, Gr��ndgens was released thanks to the intercession of the Communist actor Ernst Busch, whom Gr��ndgens himself had saved from execution by the Nazis in 1943. During the denazification process his statements helped to exonerate acting colleagues like G?ring's widow Emmy and the director Veit Harlan.Studied acting in Duesseldorf under Louise Dumont and Gustav Lindemann.Formed his own production company at Terra Filmkunst in 1938.Became artistic director of the Prussian State Theatre, 1937-45. Appointed by Goering to the Prussian State Council in 1936.The fronttheater was renamed to Bergtheater Thale after the war and constituted the begin of a great career for Gustaf Gr��ndgens.He became a very successful actor of classic roles and was also convincing in contemporary dramas.From 1930 Gustaf Gr��ndgens began a second successful career in the film business. Especially when he played dubious types he was convincing in an almost worrying way.The Nazis seized power in the 30's and Gr��ndgens made a career under this new regime.He became director of the Staatliches Schauspielhaus and a Staatsschauspieler.He preferred the German classic and found his parade role with "Faust I" (41) with the figure of Mephisto.Gustaf Gr��ndgens died of an internal hemorrhage on October 7, 1963 in Manila during a world trip.In 1926 he married Erika Mann, the daughter of the famous writer Thomas Mann. The couple divorced in 1929.He intensified his intention to become an actor from 1919 and took acting lessons at the D��sseldorfer Schauspielhaus. In the following years followed many engagements at different theaters.The engagement to the Kammerspiele in Hamburg meant the first height where he impersonated more than 70 roles within five years and directed more than 30 productions.His single most famous role was that of Mephistopheles in Goethe's Faust in 1956/57, which is still considered by many to have been the best interpretation of the role ever given.Till the end of war he took part in the movies "Zwei Welten" (1939), "Ohm Kr��ger" (1941) and "Friedemann Bach (1941), but his main activity was still dedicated to the theater. |
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Actor,Director,Producer |
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Marianne Hoppe (1936 - 1946) (divorced)Erika Mann (July 24, 1926 - 1929) (divorced) |
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