Susanne Cramer

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Susanne Cramer with Bill Bixby in My Favorite Martian (1965)

Susanne Cramer (born December 3, 1936 in Frankfurt am Main , Hesse , † January 7, 1969 in Hollywood , California ) was a German film actress . The actress, also known as Susan Cramer and Suzanne Cramer, became known for her eventful private life in addition to her professional career.

Life

job

Susanne Cramer first played two smaller roles in German post-war films, until she got leading roles in the mistaken comedy Die stolen Hose with Heinz Erhardt and in the literary adaptation Little Tent and Big Love with Claus Biederstaedt . In 1957 and 1958 she played in ten film productions alone, for example with Lilli Palmer and Ivan Desny in the melodrama Wie ein Sturmwind by director Falk Harnack . After moving to Hollywood, she appeared in TV series there, including Bonanza , Solo for ONCEL , Perry Mason and A Cage Full of Heroes . But she also acted in supporting roles in feature films alongside Marlon Brando and James Stewart .

Private

At the age of 20, Cramer married the 37-year-old actor Hermann Nehlsen , who pushed her film ambitions forward. The marriage soon failed, and the actress had a relationship with Claus Biederstaedt , which ended in two suicide attempts.

In 1958 she married fellow actor Helmuth Lohner . The divorce took place after five months; however, they married a second time afterwards. Their daughter Konstanze Lohner, who works as a teacher in Germany today, comes from this connection. The second marriage to Lohner also ended in a divorce after a short time, as he entered into a relationship with Karin Baal .

Eventually Cramer married the American actor Kevin Hagen , known as Dr. Baker from the family series Our Little Farm , with whom she lived until her death.

When she wanted to visit her colleague and friend Renate Ewert in Munich at the end of 1966 , she found them - already dead for several days - lying in the apartment. She was very preoccupied with this experience.

Susanne Cramer died a good two years later at the age of only 32 in a private clinic - officially because of pneumonia. There are numerous rumors about her death, ranging from suicide to medical malpractice. Her grave is in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park ( Hollywood Hills ).

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ingo Löchel: Susanne Cramer (1936–1969). In: zauberspiegel-online.de. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
  2. ^ Klaus Nerger: Susanne Cramer. In: knerger.de. July 11, 2018, accessed on January 7, 2019 (The grave of Susanne Cramer).
personal data
SURNAME Cramer, Susanne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cramer, Susan; Cramer, Suzanne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German film actress
DATE OF BIRTH December 3, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt am Main , Hesse
DATE OF DEATH 7th January 1969
Place of death Hollywood , California