Alexander Stocker

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Alexander “Alex” Stöcker (* 1896 in Berlin ; † 1962 there ) was a German photo journalist , aviation photographer and press photographer .

Life

Alexander Stöcker worked as a photo journalist for the Berlin-based press illustration publisher .

Alexander Stöcker's most famous photographs include the only recordings from the premiere of Fritz Lang's film Metropolis in Berlin on January 10, 1927.

His photo studio was in Berlin-Friedenau.

Works (selection)

photography
  • Metropolis film premiere, Ufa pavilion, Nollendorfplatz, Berlin, 1927
literature
  • German gliding. As the first photo reporter with the sailors of the air. Deutscher Schriftenverlag, Berlin 1937

Student (selection)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Metropolis film premiere Ufa-Pavillon Nollendorfplatz Berlin by Alexander Stöcker. In: artnet.de. artnet AG, accessed September 20, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Alexander Stöcker in the catalog of the German National Library. In: dnb.de. German National Library, accessed on September 20, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Hans Schaller in the film and television directory. In: schaller-media.de. schaller media, accessed on September 20, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME Stocker, Alexander
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stöcker, Alex (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German photo journalist, aviation photographer and press photographer
DATE OF BIRTH 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH 1962
Place of death Berlin