Hannes Küpper

Hannes Küpper (born December 25, 1897 in Düsseldorf , † November 1955 in Berlin ) was a German dramaturge , director and writer .

Life

Hannes Küpper was the son of a master painter . After receiving acting lessons from Louise Dumont in Düsseldorf in 1918 , he carried out various activities in the following years in addition to acting , including: a. as a cyclist ; literary texts were also created. In 1926 Bert Brecht won him over for his poem about the six-day racing driver Reggie McNamara “He, he! The Iron Man! ”, The poetry prize donated by the magazine “ Die literäre Welt ” . From 1927 to 1933 Küpper was a dramaturge at the Städtische Bühnen in Essen , where he published the magazine “The Headlight”, an important organ of literary New Objectivity . From 1932 Küpper worked primarily as a director , later also for the radio .

1945: Gotthold Ephraim Lessing : Nathan the Wise - adaptation and direction ( Berliner Rundfunk )
1946: Friedrich Hebbel : Gyges und seine Ring - director (Berliner Rundfunk)
1946: Carl Zuckmayer : Katharina Knie - director (Berliner Rundfunk)
1947: George Bernard Shaw : Major Barbara - director (Berliner Rundfunk)
1947: Bernhard Zebrowski : Farewell to Shanghai - Director (Berliner Rundfunk)
1947: Konstantin Simonow : Mister Smith writes a book (The Russian Question); - Director (Berliner Rundfunk)
1947: Roman Niewiarowicz : Hollywood or man as a commodity - directed (Berliner Rundfunk)
1948: Arnaud d'Usseau / James Gow : Deep are the roots - director (Berliner Rundfunk)
1948: Karl Sonnabend : 30,000 marks - director (Berliner Rundfunk)
1949: William Shakespeare : Scenes from Richard II - directed (Berliner Rundfunk)
1951: William Shakespeare: Hamlet - director (radio play - BR )

personal data
SURNAME	Küpper, Hannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German dramaturge, director and writer
DATE OF BIRTH	December 25, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dusseldorf
DATE OF DEATH	November 1955
Place of death	Berlin