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Lonny Kellner (in the middle) in 1955

Lonny Kellner-Frankenfeld (born March 8, 1930 in Remscheid ; † January 22, 2003 in Hamburg ) was one of the most important German actresses and pop singers of the 1950s. She turned down a career in the United States in order to marry the entertainer Peter Frankenfeld in 1956 and to work with him alongside her own career until his death in 1979.

Career

actress

Lonny Kellner grew up in Remscheid, took acting lessons after completing school and began studying singing. First roles followed at the Bonn City Theater and then at the Westphalian State Theater in classics such as Minna von Barnhelm , Scampolo and The Sunken Bell .

singer

Following the recommendation of colleagues, she was able to perform for the first time with a few hits after the Second World War in 1948 in Cologne's NWDR radio station. She made her debut with the songs If I see you, then I start to dream and give me a kiss over the phone . Cabaret broadcasts, radio plays and orchestral recordings in many broadcasting houses soon followed. She sang her first big hits Im Hafen von Adano and La-Le-Lu in a duet with René Carol .

In 1952 Kellner had her first film appearance as a pop singer with the song Manhattan Boogie in the strip Queen of the Arena . This was followed by the films Dancing Stars , The Ideal Bridal Couple , The Flower of Hawaii , Money from the Air , No Fear of Mothers-In-Law and Goodbye at Lake Constance .

She achieved great success with film music titles such as Such a day, as beautiful as today and you, you, you, leave my little heart alone . She even managed to get into the top ranks of the US charts.

Marriage to Peter Frankenfeld

In 1956 she married Peter Frankenfeld , whom she met on a tour together. Max Schmeling and his wife Anny Ondra were best witnesses. The violinist Helmut Zacharias played Lullaby of Birdland . Frankenfeld adopted their son Thomas , born in 1951 , who came from a previous relationship.

After the marriage, Lonny Kellner-Frankenfeld and Peter Frankenfeld stood together in front of cameras and microphones more and more often, they did shows and tours. The couple set up a recording studio in their house in Wedel , Holstein , where they realized skits for radio and TV programs such as the duets Bum-Budi-Bum and I am the man in the house .

Because of the success in the charts, Lonny Kellner received offers to work as a “star” from the old “continent” in America. However, she turned down the corresponding contracts that were ready to be signed in order to be able to continue to live and work at her husband's side and did not take on other solo appearances either. Rather, she completed an apprenticeship in order to be able to work for him as a quasi-secretary.

After Frankenfeld's unexpected death in 1979, Kellner-Frankenfeld returned to work as an actress. She stood in front of the camera in 39 episodes of the family series Our Hagenbecks and was seen in guest appearances in the ZDF series Das Traumschiff . She also starred in An Unforgettable Weekend and an episode of The Homeland Tales . She had her last TV role in 2001 in an episode of the big city district .

In 2000, in memory of Frankenfeld, Kellner-Frankenfeld donated the Peter Frankenfeld Prize for artistic versatility and humanitarian commitment.

death

Lonny Kellner-Frankenfeld died of cancer in 2003 at the age of 72. She left behind her son and a grandson. She was buried next to her husband Peter Frankenfeld in the Wedel cemetery.

Filmography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Don't forget me (with Rene Carol)
  DE 27 December 01, 1955 (4 weeks)
A little piece of great happiness
  DE 25th December 01, 1956 (4 weeks)
Bum-Budi-Bum, that can be dangerous (with Peter Frankenfeld )
  DE 36 06/01/1961 (4 weeks)

movie theater

Television (selection)

  • 1971: Glückspilze (TV movie)
  • 1982: Sonny Boys (TV game)
  • 1986: A home for animals - Dr. Bayer's secret
  • 1987: Humor Is Trumps (TV series)
  • 1991: Our Hagenbecks (TV series)
  • 1994: An Unforgettable Weekend (TV Movie)
  • 1997: Heimatgeschichten - Alte Liebe
  • 2001: Metropolitan area - amok

literature

  • Peter Frankenfeld: That was my life. Recorded by Lonny Kellner-Frankenfeld. Langen Müller Verlag, 1982, ISBN 978-3-77661-228-8 .
  • The great Peter Frankenfeld book. Recorded by Lonny Kellner-Frankenfeld. Ullstein, paperback, January 1, 1984, ISBN 978-3-54820-494-9 .
  • As editor: Peter Frankenfeld. My most beautiful anecdotes and jokes Ullstein Grossdruck, paperback, March 1, 1997, ISBN 978-3-54840-017-4 .

Web links

Commons : Lonny Kellner  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual proof

  1. ↑ a b radio program of the series yesterday, today and tomorrow with Lonny Kellner in March 1996, again aired recently in the WDR 4 -Hörfunksendung treasure chest on November 1, 2016 from 20 to 21 indicator .
  2. ^ Brita Janssen: Frankenfeld widow Lonny Kellner died at the age of 72 , Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , January 22, 2003.
  3. ↑ Chart sources: DE
personal data
SURNAME Waiter, Lonny
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Waiter Frankenfeld, Lonny
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actress and singer
DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Remscheid , North Rhine-Westphalia
DATE OF DEATH January 22, 2003
Place of death Hamburg