Kurt Vethake
Kurt Vethake (born August 5, 1919 in Berlin ; † April 12, 1990 there ) was a German author, radio play director and producer. He used the names Patrick Hampton , Teddy Parker , Axel Busch and Peter Ott as pseudonyms .
Life
Kurt Vethake initially studied medicine in Greifswald , but turned to literature after the end of the Second World War. In the 1960s and 1970s, his radio plays were published by various companies under well-known labels such as Fontana , Für Dich , Kiosk , Eins Extra , Europa or Maritim .
radio play
His well over 100 productions include:
- Alice in Wonderland , Fontana
- The Frog King / The Emperor's New Clothes / King Drosselbart , Maritim
- Treasure Island , Philips
- A week full of Saturdays , Philips Sonic Series
- The Feuerstein family : various episodes, Condorland
- Huckleberry Finn , zebra
- Karl May : Various episodes, maritime
- Karlsson from the roof : episodes 2 and 3, Fontana
- Michel from Lönneberga : Series 1–3, Fontana
- Moby Dick , Condorland
- Mutiny on the Bounty : TT Record, HSP 946, 1972
- Der Ölprinz , adventure radio play based on Karl May , radio play version and production: Kurt Vethake. Directed by Benno Schurr , 1965, NA as CD 4 of Die große Wild-West-Box. Berlin: Universal Family Entertainment 2007
- Uncle Tom's Cabin , Condorland
- Pan Tau and the Thousand Wonders, Zebra
- Pippi Longstocking : Episode 2-4, Fontana
- Pitje Puck , dominoes
- Pünktchen and Anton , based on Erich Kästner , arranged by: Kurt Vethake, directed by Benno Schurr, spoken by: Erich Kästner, Rudolf Siege , Karin Hardt , Antje Hagen u. a., Deutsche Grammophon: Berlin 1963.
- Robin Hood , Fontana
- Robinson Crusoe , Philips (Sonic Series)
- Tom Sawyer , Baccarola
- We children from Bullerbü , Fontana
- The wolf and the 7 little goats / The Bremen Town Musicians / The brave little tailor , Maritime
- The story of the sounding pencil , Philips / asterisk
- as Patrick Hampton
- The murderer's mask , adaptation: Hellmuth Kirchammer, director: Heinz Schimmelpfennig , production BR 1967, length. 47'55. With René Deltgen , Ernst Fritz Fürbringer , Hanns Bernhardt , Hannes Tannert , Charles Wirths .
Web links
- Literature by and about Kurt Vethake in the catalog of the German National Library
- Kurt Vethake at Discogs (English)
- Entry in the Karl May Wiki (with photo and internal links to a detailed production overview)
- Portrait of the radio play pioneer
supporting documents
- ↑ "Midnight Crime": The Murderer's Mask , deutschlandfunkkultur.de, accessed January 31, 2020
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vethake, Kurt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hampton, Patrick; Parker, Teddy; Busch, Axel; Ott, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author, radio play director and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 5, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 1990 |
| Place of death | Berlin |