Friedrich Hartau

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Friedrich Hartau (born October 7, 1911 in Dresden , Saxony , † February 8, 1981 in Hamburg ) was a German actor , translator , dramaturge , writer and director .

Life

After attending grammar school in Görlitz, Hartau first worked as a bookseller. The first stage productions followed in Waldenburg. Other stage stations included Hamburg and the Kassel State Theater . He has also appeared in numerous film and television productions, such as in Alfred Weidenmann's cinema adaptation of Theodor Storms Schimmelreiter , in Peter Fleischmann's science fiction film The Hamburg Disease , in the homeland film Mariandls Heimkehr with Cornelia Froboess in the leading role, in the satire We cellar children as well as the multi-part farmers, bigwigs and bombs according to Hans Fallada. In addition, he made numerous guest appearances in television series such as Hamburg Transit and Stahlnetz . He became known to a wide audience through the early evening series Percy Stuart : Hartau played “Mr. Joshua Brown “, a jovial member of the Excentric Club, who was always favored by the title hero.

In addition to his work as an actor, Hartau also directed and worked as a screenwriter . In 1936 he wrote “Ritter, Tod und Teufel” (play from people for 3 speakers and mixed a cappella choir / music by Bruno Stürmer), the templates for Eugen York's The Last Night (1949) and Helmut Käutner's TV film The Bottle after Motifs by Joachim Ringelnatz . He also worked as a journalist / theater critic / feature editor for the Hamburger Morgenpost and wrote biographies of Molière , Wilhelm II and Klemens von Metternich for Rowohlt Verlag .

Hartau was married to the artist Claudia Tressin (1917–2013).

Filmography (selection)

Works (selection)

  • 1971: Madame - it's served , Munich: Herbig.
  • 1976: Molière in self-testimonies and photo documents , Reinbek: Rowohlt.
  • 1977: Clemens Fürst von Metternich in self-testimonies and photo documents , Reinbek: Rowohlt.
  • 1978: Wilhelm II. In personal testimonies and photo documents , Reinbek: Rowohlt.
  • 1978: Still we laughed , Bergisch Gladbach: Lübbe (only editorial).
  • 1978: Always trouble with the staff , Bergisch Gladbach: Lübbe.

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Remarks

  1. ↑ Dates of birth according to the author information for Friedrich Hartau: Clemens Fürst von Metternich , Rowohlts Monographien, Rowohlt 1977, p. 156; Place of birth according to Johannes Hösle: Molière's comedy Dom Juan , Winter 1978, p. 10.
  2. ^ Deutsches Bühnen-Jahrbuch , 1982, p. 756.
  3. ↑ Who's who in the arts: a biographical encyclopedia containing some 15,000 biographies and addresses of prominent personalities, organizations, associations and institutions connected with the arts in the Federal Republic of Germany, Austria and Switzerland , Otto J. Groeg (Hrsg.), Who's Who-Book & Pub. 1978, Vol. 2, p. 313.
personal data
SURNAME Hartau, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor, translator, dramaturge, writer and director
DATE OF BIRTH October 7, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden , Saxony, Germany
DATE OF DEATH February 8, 1981
Place of death Hamburg , Germany