Fritz Helke

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Fritz Helke ( pseudonym : Ruby Cross , born May 1, 1905 in Biesenthal , † September 13, 1967 in Kriftel ) was a German literary functionary , writer and translator .

Life

Fritz Helke was the son of a craftsman . After attending school, he worked in the city administration and as a commercial clerk . From 1926 he was involved in the paramilitary " Jungstahlhelm " and from 1927 in the " Scharnhorst Youth Corps ". From 1929 Helke belonged to the NSDAP and was active as an Oberbannführer in the Hitler Youth . From 1934 he was an employee of the cultural office of the Reich Youth Leadership and from 1937 in the main literary department responsible for the creation of lists of recommended youth books. In addition, he published his own literary works from 1935.

After the end of the Second World War, Fritz Helke worked as a freelance writer . Between 1954 and 1958 he made several trips to the United States. He last lived in the Hessian town of Kriftel .

Fritz Helke was the author of novels , short stories , non-fiction books and plays . While his works, which appeared up to 1945, mostly deal with historical topics from a National Socialist point of view, after 1945 he wrote mainly apolitical books for young people that can be classified as adventure literature. In addition , he translated entertainment literature from English into German .

Fritz Helke was awarded the Kurmark Literature Prize in 1937. In the Soviet zone and the early GDR , eleven of his works published during the Third Reich were on the “ List of literature to be sorted out ”.

Works

  • Sword and plaice. Berlin 1935
  • Prussian rebellion. Stuttgart [u. a.] 1935
  • The soldier on the throne. Berlin [u. a.] 1935
  • Do you want! Stuttgart [u. a.] 1935
  • Feud over Brandenburg. Stuttgart [u. a.] 1936
  • The young citizen of the Reich. Berlin 1936 (together with Georg Usadel and Heinz Wiers)
  • The prince from France. Oldenburg 1936
  • Jürgen Holle. Leipzig 1937
  • The Kietzmühle. Oldenburg [u. a.] 1937
  • The word of honor. Leipzig 1938
  • The Duke of Enghien. Leipzig 1938
  • The ladder master. Leipzig 1939
  • The big hour. Stuttgart 1941
  • The night of Queretaro. Berlin 1941
  • The elector's ring. Berlin 1941
  • Dark nights, bright stars. Leipzig 1942
  • The Hansel vom Moorhof. Berlin 1942
  • Maximilian of Mexico. Leipzig 1942 ( premiered by Herbert Waniek at the Burgtheater in 1943)
  • The Quitzows. Berlin 1942
  • The swamp heron. Celle 1950
  • The log house on the beaver river. Munich [u. a.] 1953
  • The California adventure. Stuttgart 1954
  • The last bastion. Stuttgart 1954
  • The white beaver. Munich [u. a.] 1954
  • Riot in the jungle. Reutlingen 1955
  • Beaver john. Munich [u. a.] 1955
  • Gold at Sacramento. Stuttgart 1955
  • The last hour. Berlin 1955
  • The beaver sons. Munich [u. a.] 1956
  • The feather snake. Stuttgart 1956
  • Hiawatha. Stuttgart 1956 (under the name Ruby Cross)
  • Stud. Med. Hiawatha. Stuttgart 1957 (under the name Ruby Cross)
  • At nine in the evening. Stuttgart 1958 (under the name Ruby Cross)
  • Caught - escaped. Stuttgart 1959
  • The green gods. Stuttgart 1959
  • Cross of flames on the Potomac. Stuttgart 1960
  • The class day. Stuttgart 1960 (under the name Ruby Cross)
  • Juanita. Stuttgart 1961 (under the name Ruby Cross)
  • Juanita and Miguel. Stuttgart 1962 (under the name Ruby Cross)
  • The distant light. Stuttgart 1963
  • Oaksville Law. Stuttgart 1964
  • The Jason gang. Stuttgart 1966

Editing

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personal data
SURNAME Helke, Fritz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cross, Ruby (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German literary functionary, writer and translator
DATE OF BIRTH May 1, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Biesenthal
DATE OF DEATH September 13, 1967
Place of death Kriftel