Johannes Curth

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Johannes Curth (born June 17, 1899 in Leipzig ; † August 11, 1983 ibid) was a German actor and director .

Life

From 1915 to 1917 Johannes Curth had private acting lessons in his hometown, and in 1918 he appeared on stage for the first time in Kolmar. Engagements at theaters in Ingolstadt, Leipzig, Stargard and Tilsit followed. From 1926 Curth worked at the Berlin theaters, namely at the Small Theater, the Trianon Theater and the Rotter theaters . In the 1930s he played in Bautzen and again in Leipzig, from 1950 to 1952 he was a member of the Berliner Ensemble . In 1953 Curth staged the world premiere of the play Der Fall Merzbach by Horst Ulrich Wendler at the Erfurt Municipal Theaters . He then worked for 20 years at the Städtische Bühnen in Leipzig as an actor and senior stage director, where he ended his stage career after he had been awarded honorary membership.

From the mid-1950s onwards, Curth could occasionally be seen on screen and on screen, mostly in smaller roles. He also worked for radio and as a voice actor.

Johannes Curth was married several times, most recently with his colleague Walpurgis Brückner (1928–2008) until his death. His sister Thea Achenwall was also an actress. Parts of Curth's estate, his wife and his sister are administered by the Leipzig City Archives.

Trivia

In his memoirs soberly considered , the actor Rolf Ludwig reports that Curth's directorial work was limited in part to instructions such as: “Don't worry about the play! Learn the text! There is a door to the left to enter, a second door opposite, and a third one behind, through which one can exit. Everything else to the test. So three holes to disappear, I'll do the rest. "

Filmography

Theater (direction)

Radio plays

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d biography at DEFA-Sternstunden , accessed on January 16, 2017
  2. ↑ First performance in Erfurt , Neues Deutschland on January 20, 1953 , freely available beginning of the article, accessed on January 16, 2017
  3. ^ A b Rolf Ludwig: Soberly considered. With memories by Gisela Ludwig Das Neue Berlin, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-360-02193-9
  4. ↑ Entry at the German Digital Library ( Memento of the original from January 16, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 16, 2017 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de
personal data
SURNAME Curth, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor and director
DATE OF BIRTH June 17, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH August 11, 1983
Place of death Leipzig