Max Mensing
Max Christian Erich Mensing (born August 11, 1886 in Hamburg ; † May 2, 1945 in Berlin-Charlottenburg ) was a German tenor and actor.
Mensing was the son of the surgeon Dr. med. Johannes Hartwig Christian Mensing and his wife Helene, née Noodt. During the First World War , "The Berlin concert singer Max Mensing [...] gained a lot of recognition on the eastern front, namely in Bjalystok, with his performance of the most beautiful German songs". He reached the peak of his career in the Berlin of the Weimar Republic as a singer of daily hits. During this time he was involved in numerous recordings by well-known Berlin dance orchestras . Mensing's success ebbed in the mid-1930s, but his work as a singer continued until the end of the decade. In the movie The Stars Shine(1938) Mensing lent his voice to an actor, in Der Gouverneur (1939) he played a supporting role.
Mensing was killed during the Battle of Berlin in the last days of World War II . He was buried in the war cemetery of Luisenfriedhof I (Block A, Row 3, Grave 28).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Death register of the Charlottenburg registry office in Berlin No. 1901/1945.
- ↑ Birth register of the Hamburg registry office II No. 3930/1886.
- ^ Signals for the musical world 75 (1917), p. 443
Web links
- Max Mensing in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mensing, Max |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mensing, Max Christian Erich (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chorus singer and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 2, 1945 |
| Place of death | Berlin-Charlottenburg |