Vilma Bekendorf
Vilma Bekendorf , also Wilma Bekendorf and Wilma Reimann-Bekendorf (born July 26, 1910 - † June 5, 2005 in Bad Pyrmont , Lower Saxony ), was a German dancer , actress and author .
Life
Vilma Bekendorf received her dance training in the 1920s and from 1930 appeared as a singer and actress at Hamburg theaters for three years: at the Thalia-Theater (also in the choir), the Richter-Bühnen and at the Hamburg Volksoper. At that time she lived in Hamburg's Eimsbütteler Strasse 19. In 1933 she got an engagement at the Hamburg Operettenhaus . In 1933, Vilma Bekendorf moved to Berlin, where she made her film debut in the same year, directed by Gustaf Gründgens in the comedy The Finances of the Grand Duke . By 1939 she appeared in at least 16 films, mostly for UFA and mostly in supporting roles. In 1939 she married the writer Hans Reimann , ended her film career and moved with him to Bernried in Upper Bavaria . In 1952 she moved with him to Großhansdorf-Schmalenbeck near Hamburg and participated as a co-author on several new publications.
Filmography
- 1933: The Grand Duke's finances
- 1934: ... with me this evening
- 1934: master or servant?
- 1934: Vacation from me
- 1934: I don't know you and I love you
- 1934: Old comrades
- 1934: Charley's aunt
- 1935: Amphitryon - happiness comes from the clouds
- 1936: Boccaccio
- 1936: The Ugly Duckling (short film)
- 1936: It's about my life
- 1936: Men before marriage
- 1936: The shy Casanova
- 1936: Smutje's sister
- 1937: The beloved voice
- 1939: Miss
- 1939: The hundred marks are gone
Books (selection)
- The ones from the movie. A stroll through the German film world, as it has been offering since 1948 . Stuttgart 1948/49. (Cooperation)
- Alexander Lernet-Holenia : Novellas . Gauting: Bavaria-Verlag, 1948. Therein: Vilma Bekendorf-Reimann: The poet Lernet-Holenia
- Hans Reimann and Kurt Wolff with Ullstein, Otto Wallburg, Doktor Wurm (Die Schmiede), Paul Steegemann, Siegfried Jacobsohn . Private print 1970
Web links
- Vilma Bekendorf in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Vilma Bekendorf at filmportal.de
- Pictures by Vilma Bekendorf In: Virtual History
- Photo with Hans Reimann
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bekendorf, Vilma |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bekendorf, Wilma; Reimann-Bekendorf, Wilma |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German dancer, actress and author |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1910 |
DATE OF DEATH | June 5, 2005 |
Place of death | Bad Pyrmont , Lower Saxony , Federal Republic of Germany |