Walter Brandin
Walter Brandin (born October 5, 1920 in Cottbus ; † July 24, 1995 ) was a German songwriter , screenwriter and translator.
He wrote or translated numerous song texts for Zarah Leander , Helen Vita , Udo Jürgens , Adamo , Charles Aznavour , Gilbert Bécaud , Karel Gott , Katja Ebstein , René Kollo , Su Kramer and many others. He translated the famous chanson " Göttingen " by the French singer Barbara into German.
Margot Hielscher sang the song he wrote for two groschen music at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958 .
Brandin created the German version of the musicals Hair and Where's Charley ( Charley's Aunt ) and wrote numerous scripts.
In 1982 he was a founding member of the Hamburg Pop Course - a model experiment for popular music at the time .
Successful title with texts by Walter Brandin (selection)
- The old forester's house ( Friedel Hensch and the Cyprys 1954)
- Night falls, Senorita (Udo Jürgens 1968)
- Inch Allah (Katja Ebstein 1969)
- Anuschka (Udo Jürgens 1969)
- Who is he? (Udo Juergens 1970)
- See you tomorrow on the moon with you (Adamo 1970)
- The old lady, the singer and the sparrows (Adamo 1972)
Web links
- Walter Brandin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brandins' scripts on filmportal.de ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ The forester Kuno Der Spiegel 35/1956
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brandin, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German songwriter, screenwriter and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 5, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | cottbus |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 24, 1995 |