Paul Stockmeier
Paul Stockmeier (born June 21, 1923 in Vienna , † June 2, 1994 ibid) was an Austrian television director , screenwriter , music speaker , broadcaster and funeral speaker .
life and work
From 1945 to 1955 Paul Stockmeier worked as a broadcaster for Rot-Weiß-Rot (RWR), the US-controlled radio station in occupied post-war Austria . Stockmeier completed his acting studies at the drama school Prof. Krauss founded in 1948 by the castle actor Helmuth Krauss in Vienna's Weihburggasse.
After his apprenticeship as assistant director to Erich Neuberg and Hermann Lanske on ORF in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Paul Stockmeier worked as a freelance TV director and screenwriter until his death, primarily for the ORF , but also for other broadcasters. Between 1974 and 1976, "the jack of all trades of Austrian radio and television" (Lore Saphiro) worked as a director and specialist in TV technology for the RAI broadcaster Bolzano (since 2014 RAI South Tyrol ).
Paul Stockmeier made a name for himself as a screenwriter and director with his numerous TV programs about authentic folk music and rural customs. For his television films, the material of which comes primarily from the rural lifestyle, it was crucial for the "hobby farmer" and member of the Schlaraffia to work with amateur actors.
As a TV director, Paul Stockmeier , who was interested in ethology and cultural ethology , was in charge of the ORF series Wunder der Tierwelt, designed by Otto Koenig between 1956 and 1992 (later rendezvous with animals, most recently rendezvous with animals and humans). For years, Stockmeier also oversaw ORF series such as Guitar for All (with Prof. Karl Scheit ), the theater magazine Your appearance, please! (with Heinz Fischer-Karwin ), We play the recorder or open our eyes, open our ears: Helmi is here! Stockmeier also directed numerous Austrian theater productions on TV, including the Löwinger stage (between 1967 and 1972).
From 1975 until his death, Paul Stockmeier also worked as a funeral orator in Vienna. He is the founder of the Vienna funeral orator agency, which was run as the Stockmeier agency after his death by his daughter Elfriede Stockmeier .
A selection of work as a screenwriter and TV director for ORF
- 1974 Around the Schneeberg: Puchberg is a funnyʾs Nest, folk music show
- 1974 Once on Christmas Eve (based on "Bergkristall" by Adalbert Stifter), feature film
- 1975 When I went to get Christmas delights (based on Peter Rosegger), feature film
- 1976 Melker Reform (in close collaboration with Joachim F. Angerer OPraem), documentary play
- 1979 I see you in a thousand pictures, Maria, to put it nicely, TV May devotion
Web links
- Paul Stock Meier in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Stockmeier agency
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stockmeier, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian television director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 2, 1994 |
| Place of death | Vienna |