Hedwig Wangel

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Hedwig Wangel , actually Amalie Pauline Hedwig Simon (born September 23, 1875 in Berlin ; † March 12, 1961 in Lohe-Föhrden , district of Rendsburg ), was a German actress and radio play speaker .

Life

The daughter of a music publisher took acting lessons from Max Grube and made her debut in 1893 with the stage company "Urania". In 1894/95 she played in Detmold , 1896 to 1898 in Riga , 1898/99 at the Berlin Lessing Theater , 1899/1900 at the Hoftheater Kassel , in 1900/01 she toured England, 1901/02 she acted at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg, 1902/03 she went on a tour of the Netherlands.

In 1903 a longer engagement at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin followed. During this time, Hedwig Wangel was considered one of the most prominent actresses who embodied convincingly strong female personalities with her deep voice and powerful demeanor.

In 1909 she withdrew from the stage and looked after convicted women and girls in social welfare. From 1924 she played again in the theater in order to be able to finance a technical school for girls released from prison for the benefit of her Hedwig Wangel-Hilfe eV. This association produced two films, namely in 1926/1927 the short documentary A Lifeline for Failed People and in 1930 the feature film People of the Second Quality , in which she directed with Julius Meery.

From the mid-1920s she also worked as a radio play speaker, including for Funk-Hour Berlin and Nordische Rundfunk AG (NORAG). For example, she could be heard on the Hamburg broadcaster in 1927 under the direction of Hans Bodenstedt in the three-person play Der Weibsteufel . At that time, your partners were Karl Pündter and Ernst Pündter . Even after the war ended , she stood in front of the microphone a few times. Her last appearance dates from 1957.

From 1935 to 1944 she was part of the ensemble of the Münchner Kammerspiele . Hedwig Wangel took on important supporting roles in numerous films, such as Queen Victoria in the propaganda film Ohm Krüger . After the war she made guest appearances at theaters in Munich and Berlin.

Filmography (selection)

Radio plays

Fonts

See also

State actor

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Wangel, Hedwig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Simon, Amalie Pauline Hedwig (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actress
DATE OF BIRTH September 23, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH March 12, 1961
Place of death Lohe-Föhrden , Rendsburg district