Marita Gründgens
Marita Gründgens (born May 23, 1903 in Düsseldorf as Maria Theresia Gründgens , † December 24, 1985 in Solingen ) was a German actress , chansonnière and cabaret artist . She was the sister of the German actor Gustaf Gründgens .
Life
Marita Gründgens completed her training as a pianist at the Conservatory in Cologne and also received singing training from Johanna Syre. From 1931 she was engaged in the school and children's radio of the West German Broadcasting Corporation in Düsseldorf. Initially, she took part in colorful radio evenings and evenings for winter aid, before she presented her own programs such as “Songs from all countries”. Marita Gründgens also appeared in a number of feature films, In Liebe, Tod und Teufel (1934) and Die darckuhnen Penner (1971). In the short fiction film Unter dem Pantoffel , made in 1936, she can be heard as a singer alongside Wilhelm Strienz .
Gründgens was involved in around 40 record productions. Her best-known recordings include “I wish me a little Ursula” (1937) and “When I grow up dear mother”, in which she demonstrated her talent as a child's voice imitator, which contributed significantly to her popularity.
literature
- Evelin Förster : The woman in the dark: authors and composers of cabaret and entertainment from 1901-1935 . Berlin: Edition Braus 2013, ISBN 978-3-86228-057-5 , pp. 98-103
- Curt Riess : Gustaf Gründgens. A biography . Hamburg: Hoffmann and Campe 1965, OCLC 888217
Web links
- Marita Gründgens in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Marita Gründgens at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gründgens brought to Ohligs on Solinger Tageblatt online; accessed on September 23, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gründgens, Marita |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gründgens, Maria Theresia (birth name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actress, chansonnière and cabaret artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dusseldorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 24, 1985 |
| Place of death | Solingen |