Jo Schulz

Jo Schulz (born March 31, 1920 in Bautzen , † April 8, 2007 in Berlin ; actually Johannes Schulz ) was a German writer , playwright and screenwriter and cabaret artist .

Life

Grave of Jo Schulz in the churchyard of the Seemannskirche Prerow .

Jo Schulz was born on March 31, 1920 in Bautzen as the son of a painter. After the Second World War he toured the GDR with the cabaret Böse Sieben and wrote for satirical magazines such as Eulenspiegel . One of his best-known stage works is the libretto for the operetta Messeschlager Gisela, which premiered in Berlin's Metropoltheater in 1960 . In 1969 he received the Heinrich Heine Prize from the Ministry of Culture of the GDR for his work and the Erich Weinert Medal from the GDR in 1971 , and in 1985 he received the Goethe Prize from the City of Berlin .

His grave is in the churchyard of the Seemannskirche in Prerow .

Poetry books

Berlin intimate. With drawings by Gerhard Vontra. Eulenspiegel Verlag, Berlin 1962.

Between spring and frost. Poems. With 12 pen drawings by Heidrun Hegewald. Verlag der Nation, Berlin 1968.

Poetry and somersault. Verses, songs and stories. Henschelverlag, Berlin 1972.

Mutton wisdom. Rhymed and with nonsense. Eulenspiegel Verlag, Berlin 1979.

practice life. or the emancipation of men. Verlag der Nation, Berlin 1979.

Messeschlager Gisela , operetta / musical - music by Gerd Natschinski - text book by Jo Schulz - world premiere: October 16, 1960, Metropol-Theater (Berlin-Mitte)
My beautiful benjamino , musical - music by Guido Masanetz - text book by Jo Schulz - premiere: May 11, 1963, Metropol-Theater
Blue blood and tender skin , musical comedy - music by Joachim Gocht - text book by Jo Schulz with Hans-Dieter Arnold, Gerd Staiger - premiere: March 1, 1970, Theater Potsdam

Christian Krause: Schulz, Jo . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 2. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
Roland Dippel: cheerful music theater - operetta in the German Democratic Republic (1949-1989). In: The world of operetta | Frivolous, erotic and modern (editors: Marie-Theres Arnbom, Kevin Clarke, Thomas Trabitsch). Christian Brandstätter Verlag, Vienna 2011, pp. 213–239.
Jo Schulz: Cabaret or the benefit of being foolish . In: Ernst Günther, Heinz P. Hofmann, Walter Rösler (eds.): Cassette. Rock, pop, hit songs, revue, circus, cabaret, magic - an almanac (= cassette ). No. 7 . Henschelverlag Art and Society, Berlin 1984, p. 194-200 .

↑ Hansgeorg Stengel : "Calendar sheet shot" (March). In: Eulenspiegel. Weekly newspaper for satire and humor . Volume 27, No. 13/80, p. 6.

personal data
SURNAME	Schulz, Jo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Schulz, Johannes (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German writer, playwright and cabaret artist
DATE OF BIRTH	March 31, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bautzen
DATE OF DEATH	April 8, 2007
Place of death	Berlin