Mary-Edith Schreiber

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Mary-Edith Schreiber (born May 31, 1921 in Hanover ; † November 15, 2014 in Chemnitz ) was a German actress and radio play speaker .

Life

After engagements in Plauen, Görlitz and Dresden, Mary-Edith Schreiber was employed at the municipal theaters in Chemnitz / Karl-Marx-Stadt for over 50 years . Until she was 81, she played the role of Mrs. Higgins in the play My Fair Lady by Frederick Loewe on stage. She spent the last years of her life in a retirement home in Chemnitz until she died in 2014 at the age of 93. In addition to her theater work, she also worked in front of the camera for film and television. She acted as a spokesperson for radio and various GDR record labels.

Mary-Edith Schreiber was married to the actor Peter Harzheim (1902–1967) and found her final resting place in the castle cemetery in Chemnitz, Salzstrasse 81.

Filmography

theatre

Radio plays

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Private obituary notice in the Free Press from December 5, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Clerk, Mary-Edith
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schreiber-Harzheim, Mary-Edith
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actress and radio play speaker
DATE OF BIRTH May 31, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanover
DATE OF DEATH 15th November 2014
Place of death Chemnitz