Karl Wittlinger
Karl Wittlinger (born May 17, 1922 in Karlsruhe , † November 22, 1994 in Lippertsreute ) was a German playwright and television author.
Life
Wittlinger was the son of a carpenter. After graduating from high school, he was drafted into the Wehrmacht and was a soldier in Africa, where he was wounded and taken prisoner by the French. After the end of the war, he began studying German and English in Freiburg im Breisgau , which he completed in 1950 with a doctorate as a Dr. phil. completed. Even as a student, he directed an English-speaking student theater. From 1950 to 1952 Wittlinger was a dramaturge and assistant director at the municipal theaters of Freiburg im Breisgau. Since 1953 he has been a freelance writer. After stage successes and multiple awards, he became artistic advisory board member of the Stadttheater Konstanz in 1968 . From 1970 to 1982 he lived in Berlin . Then he moved back to his home in Baden and lived in Horben near Freiburg im Breisgau.
Works
- Young love on a visit . Comedy. Bloch, Berlin 1954
- Heaven of the vanquished . Comedy. Bloch, Berlin 1954
- Do you know the Milky Way? . Novella and TV movie. 1955
- Lazarus . Play. Chronos, Hamburg 1958
- Children of the shadow . Comedy. Bloch, Berlin 1958 (as a television play 1969)
- Transmigration of souls . TV movie 1962. Parable 1963
- Two men for breakfast . Comedy. Bloch, Berlin 1963
- The wake . Based on a story by Ambrose Bierce . Diogenes, Zurich 1964
- Obituary for Egon Müller . TV movie. 1965
- Corinne and the fur seal . TV movie. 1966
- Two on the right, two on the left . Comedy in 2 acts. Bloch, Berlin 1966
- Blood flowed on Blendings Castle . TV film based on a story by PG Wodehouse . 1967
- The test . Comedy. Bloch, Berlin 1968
- Children of the shadow . TV movie. 1968
- Cherries for Rome . TV movie. 1968
- Why is it so beautiful on the Rhine? Satire. Bloch, Berlin 1970
- Cancer ward . TV movie. 1970
- Target shooting . TV movie. 1970
- The fly and the frog . TV movie. 1971
- Fool mirror . TV movie. 1971
- Old Mamsell's secret . TV movie. 1972
- Happy Easter . TV movie. 1972
- Target shooting . TV movie. 1973
- The Buchholzens . TV series. 7 episodes. 1974
- Telerop 2009 - There is still something to be saved . TV series. 13 episodes. 1974
- In the House of the Commerce Council . TV movie. 1975
- A swimming accident . TV movie. 1976
- The Miss von Scuderi . TV movie. 1976
- Tandem . TV movie. Episode of the series `Birthdays´. 1976
- Inheriting is human . TV movie. 1977
- Ready for vacation . TV thriller. Episode of the series ` The Lawyer '. 1977
- Horse trading . TV thriller. Episode of the series `The Lawyer´. 1977
- Edge . TV movie. 1977
- Adam and Eve again . TV movie. Episode from ' Stories from the Future '. 1978
- Birth of an orphan . TV movie. Episode from 'Stories from the Future'. 1978
- A man wants to go up . TV series. 13 episodes. 1978
- PS - stories about the car . TV series. 4 episodes. 1979
- Atchoo! . TV television game. 1979
- The mix . TV movie. Episode from 'Stories from the Future'. 1979
- According to human judgment . TV movie. Episode from 'Stories from the Future'. 1979
- Beloved bondage . TV movie. Episode from 'Stories from the Future'. 1980
- Globetrotter cruises . TV series. 1980
- Robbery in Glasgow . TV movie. 1981
- The Maurizius case . TV crime series, 5 episodes. 1981
- Two men for breakfast . TV movie. 1981
- The second wife . TV movie. 1983
- The beautiful Wilhelmine . TV series, 4 episodes. 1984
- Checkmate in thirteen moves . TV series, 13 episodes. 1984
- Do You Know the Milkyway? . TV film, revised and translated from the 1955 book. 1985
- The dog in the computer . TV comedy. 1985
- Old crooks . TV series, 8 episodes. 1985
- Wrong notes . TV thriller from the series "Stahlkammer Zürich". 1987
- Desired partner . TV series. 1987
- The Düvelsblitz . TV movie. 1989
- Pension Sunshine . TV movie. 1992
- Heart palpitations . TV movie. 1995
Awards
- Gerhart Hauptmann Prize 1956 (for Do you know the Milky Way? )
- Prix Italia and International Prize of Monte Carlo 1962 (for the television play Wandering of Souls )
Web links
- Karl Witt Linger in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Wittlinger, Karl |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German playwright and television author |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1922 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Karlsruhe |
DATE OF DEATH | November 22, 1994 |
Place of death | Lippertsreute |