Hans Martin Cremer
Hans Martin Cremer (born July 20, 1890 in Unna ; † June 4, 1953 ) was a German writer , composer and songwriter .
Life
The pastor's son attended the reform high school in Unna. He then studied animal and plant breeding in Halle and took part in the First World War as a medic. From 1919 he worked as a writer, editor and dramaturge. He worked for several theaters in the Reich capital Berlin . In 1930 he became a member of the NSDAP . In 1932 he became department head for lyricists in Alfred Rosenberg's Kampfbund für deutsche Kultur . After the " seizure of power " by the National Socialists , Cremer and 87 other writers signed a pledge of loyal allegiance to Adolf Hitler in October 1933 . Nevertheless, some of his opera libretti were later banned from performance due to Jewish connections.
In 1937 Cremer wrote the libretto for the Singspiel Sieben brave Mägdelein . As an author in the Völkischer Beobachter , Cremer wrote in a film review on December 6, 1938, almost a month after the Reichspogromnacht : "... the cowardice of the race [is shown] in a particularly hideous specimen". In 1941 Cremer published the comedy Alarm on Wedding Night .
After the end of the Second World War , he was unable to work due to illness, but published the comedy Madeleine in 1950 .
Works
- Barrel organ and Klimperkasten , Berlin, 1940
- Love and music. The music in the sound film , Berlin, 1940
- Together with Hans Bullerian: Steuben , Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Musikverlag Wilke, 1941
- Text for the March Fox Holla Lady! for the Terra film love letters from the Engadine
Filmography
- 1936: The Empress' favorite
- 1935: Hermione and the seven upright ones
- 1934: invitation to dance
- 1934: Adventure of a young gentleman in Poland
- 1934: The Chicago refugee
- 1933: There is only one love
- 1933: Two in the sunshine
Web links
- Literature by and about Hans Martin Cremer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Hans Martin Cremer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Hans Martin Cremer in the Lexicon of Westphalian Authors
Individual evidence
- ^ Ernst Klee : The culture lexicon for the Third Reich. Who was what before and after 1945. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2007, ISBN 978-3-10-039326-5 , p. 102.
- ^ Ernst Klee: The culture lexicon for the Third Reich. Who was what before and after 1945. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2007, p. 102.
- ↑ Information and quotation from Ernst Klee: Das Kulturlexikon zum Third Reich. Who was what before and after 1945. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2007, p. 102.
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SURNAME | Cremer, Hans Martin |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer, composer and songwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1890 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Unna , German Empire |
DATE OF DEATH | 4th June 1953 |