Paul Paulsen
Paul Paulsen (aka Paul Paege ; born January 21, 1882 in Halle (Saale) ; † June 29, 1963 in Dresden ) was a German theater actor who also appeared in DEFA films in later years .
Life
Paul Paulsen was born in Halle (Saale) in 1882. His parents had planned for him to train as a businessman, but Paulsen soon decided to become an actor. At the Stadttheater in Halle, today's opera house, he was trained by Hans Zillich and performed at the Meininger Hofbühne under his real name Paul Paege in the 1900/01 season . Engagements in Naumburg, Rudolstadt and other smaller theaters in Germany followed. In 1908 he came to the Deutsches Theater Berlin , where he was finally discovered in the role of Don Karlos . In 1913 he got an engagement in Dresden at the Schauspielhaus , where he soon played smaller roles, such as Wagner in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust .
Since Paulsen was married to the Jew Rosa-Johanna Heimann, he was considered to be Jewish under the racial laws during the Nazi era and was only allowed to perform with a special permit, which was also tied to the Dresden theater, but could be withdrawn at any time. During the Nazi era, Paulsen mainly played supporting roles. After the end of the Second World War , Paulsen was next to Erich Ponto, deputy director of the Dresden Schauspielhaus until 1947 and at the same time administrative director. After the end of the war he was directly involved in the reconstruction of the Dresden theater landscape.
From 1952 Paulsen appeared in supporting roles in DEFA films, for example in Ernst Thälmann - son of his class and Ernst Thälmann - leader of his class by Kurt Maetzig . Paul Paulsen died in Dresden in 1963. His grave is in the Johannisfriedhof in Dresden.
Filmography
- 1952: The condemned village
- 1954: Ernst Thälmann - son of his class
- 1955: Ernst Thälmann - leader in his class
- 1956: Thomas Müntzer - A film of German history
- 1960: Spaceship Venus does not answer
theatre
- 1932: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe : Götz von Berlichingen - Director: Josef Gielen ( Sächsische Staatstheater Dresden - Schauspielhaus)
- 1951: Nikolai Pogodin : The carillon of the Kremlin (Mrs. Sabelin) - Director: Martin Hellberg ( Staatstheater Dresden )
- 1952: Julius Hay : The Bridge of Life (Zimmermann) - Director: Paul Lewitt (Staatstheater Dresden)
- 1956: Lion Feuchtwanger : The Widow Capet (Herman) - Director: Hannes Fischer (Staatstheater Dresden)
literature
- Hansjörg Schneider : "Play was the pleasure and play the danger". Dresden Theater 1933–1945 . Henschel, Berlin 2003, pp. 215-217.
- Hannes Heer; Jürgen Kesting; Peter Schmidt: Silent voices: the expulsion of the "Jews" and "politically intolerable" from the Dresden theaters 1933 to 1945; an exhibition . Semperoper Dresden and Staatsschauspiel Dresden May 15 to July 13, 2011. Berlin: Metropol, 2011 ISBN 978-3-86331-032-5 , short biography p. 138; Short biography of Paula Paulsen p. 140
Web links
- Paul Paulsen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Paulsen, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Paege, Paul (maiden name); Paege-Paulsen, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theater and film actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halle (Saale) |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 29, 1963 |
| Place of death | Dresden |