Hans Gmür

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Hans Gmür (born February 1, 1927 in Chur ; † April 15, 2004 in Nottwil ) was a Swiss author .

Life

Gmür was a writer, director and producer of comedies , Schwänken , cabaret pieces and musicals . As a student at the University of Zurich , he wrote texts for the Cabaret Fédéral . From 1953 to 1959 he directed advertising and documentary films. In 1960 he wrote his first piece, Youth is beautiful .

After a detour into advertising, Gmür was responsible for the entertainment department at Radio Zurich (now Radio SRF ) until 1964 . From 1964 onwards he wrote untrue stories for Weltwoche . He was from 1966 to 1970 alongside Eva Maria Borer co-editor of the women's magazine Annabelle and set out in 1972 independently .

In the 1960s and 1970s, he made history on Swiss radio with sketches on Saturday afternoons such as “Mini Meinig - Dini Meinig”, “Oder” and “Barbier von Seldwyla”; he wrote over 50 musicals, including “Heroes, Heroes” (together with Udo Jürgens), “ Bibi Balù ”, “Z wie Züri” and “Hotel Happy End”, and from 1974 onwards he presented the “Bernhard Apéro ” in Zurich for many years " Bernhard Theater ". In 1975 Gmür produced their hit Gigi von Arosa together with the trio Eugster and Ines Torelli . From 1977 to 1993 he hosted the German television advisory program I carry a big name .

Hans Gmür worked with well-known Swiss people like Werner Wollenberger , Max Rüeger and Charles Lewinsky . In his pieces, including many cheerful Zurich musicals, actors such as Ruedi Walter , Margrit Rainer , Stephanie Glaser , Jörg Schneider , Ursula Schaeppi , Ines Torelli and Paul Bühlmann played . The high point of his career was the Golden Rose of Montreux in 1969 for the television version of the Revue Holiday in Switzerland . In total he wrote over 50 pieces.

His voice and the Bündner dialect have shaped Swiss stage, radio play and radio productions for many decades.

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SURNAME Gmür, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss author
DATE OF BIRTH February 1, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Chur
DATE OF DEATH April 15, 2004
Place of death Nottwil