Ursula Schmenger

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Ursula Schmenger (born April 13, 1927 in Alterode , Saxony-Anhalt ) is a German director and screenwriter .

Life

Schmenger passed her Abitur in 1945 and initially worked as a kindergarten teacher. After attending an interpreting seminar, she worked as a Russian interpreter from 1947. In 1956 she came to East Germany as a director's assistant . Later she studied theater studies in Berlin.

She was in charge of the series Basar on television , was the director for Meister Nadelöhr from 1956 to 1961 , and then she was responsible for the Russian television language course for you . She later made several fairy tale films. In 1990, the critics said that she was “one of the most experienced directors of children's television” in the GDR.

Her husband Fritz Schmenger was head of the main children's television department at GDR television.

Filmography

Unless otherwise stated, as director:

  • 1956–1961: Master Nadelöhr tells (TV series)
  • 1964: The Robber's Tale (TV)
  • 1966: Atze (TV)
  • 1968: Days in January (TV)
  • 1969: Exciting Years (TV Series)
  • 1970: The tank commander (TV)
  • 1970: Exam in Breida (TV)
  • 1971: Unexpected visit (TV)
  • 1973: Ninotschka is looking for spring (TV) - also screenplay
  • 1973: My brother plays the clarinet (TV)
  • 1974: The godmother (TV)
  • 1976: Die Regentrude (TV) - also screenplay
  • 1977: The Dancing Shoes (TV) - also script
  • 1977: Der Hasenhüter (TV) - also screenplay
  • 1978: Owl (TV)
  • 1978: Help, I'm a Child (TV)
  • 1979: Die Gänsehirtin am Brunnen (TV) - also screenplay
  • 1979: The blue helmet (TV) - also screenplay
  • 1981: The jumper with the long ears (TV)
  • 1981: The Shelter (TV)
  • 1984: The Funnel Man (TV)
  • 1986: Between farewell and reunion (TV)
  • 1987: The Brummeisenprinzessin (TV)
  • 1988: Rapunzel or the magic of tears (TV)
  • 1988: It's all because of the Kleenen (TV)
  • 1990: Goddamn godmother (TV)

literature

  • Ursula Schmenger . In: Eberhard Berger, Joachim Gliese (Ed.): 77 fairy tale films. A movie guide for young and old . Henschel Verlag, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-362-00447-4 , p. 403.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ursula Schmenger . In: Eberhard Berger, Joachim Gliese (Ed.): 77 fairy tale films. A movie guide for young and old . Henschel Verlag, Berlin 1990, p. 403.
personal data
SURNAME Schmenger, Ursula
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH April 13, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Alterode , Saxony-Anhalt