Heinz Eickmeyer

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Heinz Eickmeyer , occasionally also spelling Eickmeier , (* July 13, 1930 in Osnabrück ; † November 3, 1994 in Munich ) was a German film architect , set designer and costume designer.

Live and act

Eickmeyer completed an apprenticeship as a bricklayer, then worked as a draftsman and studied architecture. Eickmeyer made his first contact with the theater through the Hamburg theater principal Ida Ehre in Hamburg and learned his practical craft as an assistant set designer . He later rose to become a freelance production designer.

In 1968, Heinz Eickmeyer made his debut as chief architect for the cinema. In the years that followed, the Osnabrück resident designed the buildings for both traditional comedy slams and hurray, the school is on fire! , The Knallköppe company and help, the relatives come to productions by directors of the “young filmmaker” generation, including Engelchen goes on - hoppe, hoppe Reiter , Die Reise nach Wien and Das Unheil . Eickmeyer has also worked regularly for television since 1968, especially for productions by Oswald Döpke when he was young .

In addition to individual television films, Heinz Eickmeyer also designed series such as Der Bastian and Drei ist ein zuviel , but also designed the decorations for television entertainment such as " The Michael-Schanze Show ". The plays for which Eickmeyer designed the sets include performances of Anton Chekhov's Die Möwe , William Inges Kehr zurück, little Sheba , Joseph Hayes ' “ Desperate Hours ” and Ödön von Horváth's “ Sladek or The Black Army ”.

Filmography

as a film architect for the cinema, unless otherwise stated

literature

  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 2: C - F. John Paddy Carstairs - Peter Fritz. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 532.

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personal data
SURNAME Eickmeyer, Heinz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Eickmeier, Heinz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German film architect, set designer and costume designer
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Osnabrück , Germany
DATE OF DEATH November 3, 1994
Place of death Munich