Ludwig Carlsen
Ludwig Carlsen (stage name), born as Karl Ludwig Jacob Schulz (born August 21, 1902 in Neuburg an der Donau ; † November 22, 1993 in Berlin) was a German unit manager, production manager, director, screenwriter and sync script writer during the Second World War . He was the son of the industrialist and manufacturer Fritz Schulz Jr. (co-founder of the United Neuburg Chalk Works and the Globus Works )
Life
The son of a manufacturer, Karl Ludwig Jacob Schulz, received training as a sound film technician and lighting technician. After studying industrial sociology at the Technical University in Berlin, Schulz joined UFA as a graduate engineer and began working there in 1926 as a production manager. This was followed by activities at UFA as a production manager and director. During this time he also worked as a production manager for DEFA .
He was married to the Swiss-born film and theater actress and (DEFA) dubbing director Hella Graf (stage name, born as Helena Graf) and lived with her in her villa from the early 1940s until her death on February 22, 1991 Berlin-Schlachtensee.
Their son Karl Schulz Jr. and a deceased daughter came from their marriage .
During the Second World War , Schulz hid Jewish fellow citizens from the Gestapo in his villa in Berlin-Schlachtensee, despite the dangers that threatened him. During this time he made some short films, including a. through a birthday film commissioned by Magda Goebbels , which was intended for her husband and Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels . Excerpts from it were sold to ZDF in the 1990s .
He later publicly criticized the Nazi terror and then lost his position at the UFA. Under the new identity of "Ludwig Carlsen", he financed the emigration of Jewish refugees to Prague, where he moved with his wife and was employed there as a production manager at Prague-Film . Shortly afterwards he opened his own engineering office in Prague and illegally employed Czech Jews there, whom he also looked after. Overall, with the help of Hans Albers , he was able to save the lives of several hundred Jewish fellow citizens.
After the end of the Second World War he founded his own film production company in Berlin-Schlachtensee under the name "Globus Film". From there he worked together with his wife as a screenplay and dubbing script writer.
When his wife passed away, he decided to quit his professional life and write down his memoirs. Meanwhile, his health deteriorated. He was admitted to the clinic on Kurfürstendamm, where he was able to finish his life's work “The Kaleidoscope of My Life” despite his suffering.
Shortly afterwards he died of the consequences of emphysema and was buried next to his wife in the Zehlendorf cemetery in the presence of his relatives.
Filmography
- 1937: The Clown (short film)
- 1939: who kisses Madeleine?
- 1939: Alarm on Station III
- 1940: Birthday film family Goebbels
- 1942: Heavens, we inherit a castle!
- 1943: The maidens from Bischofsberg
- 1944: Seven letters
- 1944: Lucky on the move (also screenplay)
- 1945: Shiva and the gallows flower
Web links
- Ludwig Carlsen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ludwig Carlsen at filmportal.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carlsen, Ludwig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schulz, Karl Ludwig Jacob (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German screenwriter, production manager during World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuburg on the Danube |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 22, 1993 |
| Place of death | Berlin |