Eugene Damm
Eugen Damm (born May 9, 1936 in Kaiserslautern ; † November 8, 2017 there ) was a German actor and Palatinate dialect poet .
Life
Eugen Damm was born in Kaiserslautern in 1936 and grew up in the "round building" between König- and Albert-Schweitzer-Straße. Originally working as a customs officer and bailiff, he became active in the Fasenacht in the 50s and developed further into a dialect poet, book, stage and television author, radio editor, song composer, glossy writer and folk actor. Damm was the founder and, until its dissolution in 2004, head of the Lautrer Altstadttheater in Kaiserslautern. He was a freelancer for Saarland broadcasting , Südwestrundfunk and Radio RPR , and also represented at Antenne Kaiserslautern 96.9 with the dialect program “Hannewackel and Jackobine”.
Numerous books have been published by Damm and he was the author of six plays.
Damm was married and had three grown children.
Honors
- Multiple prizewinner at the Bockenheim dialect poet contest .
- Bearer of the wax seal and the Barbarossa seal of the city of Kaiserslautern, which he was awarded on October 23, 2004 in recognition of his services to the Palatinate cultural property.
- Holder of the Medal of Merit of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate .
- The fountain in the Kaiserslautern “Rundbau” was named after him on April 20, 2017.
Works (selection)
- "De Pälzer Ehr Dreifaltichkäät": mouth (kind) fair specialties , Gondrom, Kaiserslautern 1988, ISBN 3888745098 .
- Ääs: a folk piece in 4 acts in the Palatinate dialect , 1991.
- De Dibbelschisser , Gondrom, Kaiserslautern 1994, ISBN 3888745187 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Eugen Damm in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary notice. Die Rheinpfalz, November 11, 2017, accessed on May 31, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Well named after Eugen Damm. Die Rheinpfalz, April 21, 2017, accessed on May 31, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c Ambassador of the Palatinate: Eugen Damm from Kaiserslautern. In: Wochenanzeiger Monheim am Rhein. WVW Westdeutsche Verlags- und Werbegesellschaft mbH, Essen, March 15, 2012, accessed on May 31, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d City life: The poet does it like the queen. 80th birthday of Eugen Damm. Die Rheinpfalz, May 9, 2016, accessed on May 31, 2020 .
- ↑ Eugen Damm died yesterday. Antenne Kaiserslautern 96.9, November 9, 2017, accessed on May 31, 2020 .
- ↑ Eugen Damm presents his new book. Reading in the Palatinate Library in Kaiserslautern. District Association Palatinate, August 22, 2008, accessed on May 31, 2020 .
- ↑ Barbarossa's seal. City of Kaiserslautern, accessed on May 31, 2020 .
- ↑ City life: De Eischeen and the sisters. Die Rheinpfalz, April 20, 2017, accessed on May 31, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Damm, Eugene |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor and Palatinate dialect poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kaiserslautern |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 8, 2017 |
| Place of death | Kaiserslautern |