Walther Diehl

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Walther Siegfried Diehl (born May 7, 1920 in Munich ; † May 31, 1994 there ) was a German writer , journalist and actor . As a hit writer, he published under the pseudonym Siegfried Walter.

Live and act

Walther Diehl was the son of the architect Albert Diehl and the tailor Appolonia Diehl, nee. Schmitt. He grew up in Munich's Maxvorstadt and attended the Gisela secondary school. At the state drama school and then with state actor Konstantin Delcroix , he took acting lessons and graduated in 1940 with the examination for state-certified actor . In the Second World War he was released from military service as an actor and had an engagement at the Mainfränkische Gaubühne. When Goebbels declared total war , he was drafted. At the Nebelwerfern he met the opera singers Rudolf Schock and Franz Klarwein in the Lüneburg Heath . He had a lifelong friendship with Klarwein. In the 1950s he completed evening classes at the Advertising Institute to become an advertising specialist.

Walther Diehl was married to Theodora “Dorli” Diehl , the daughter of the poet, cabaret artist and former landlord of the artist pub Simplicissimus Theo Prosel , for over 50 years . Walther Diehl died on May 31, 1994 shortly after his 74th birthday. His grave is in the Obermenzing forest cemetery in Munich.

actor

After the war, Diehl played again in the theater, including in the “New Simpl” on the Platzl and in the “Junge Theater” as well as in “The Parasite”, “The Dream of Wassilikowa” and Johannes in the “Apostle Play” with the then 14-year-old Christa Berndl . He played Mammon more than 50 times in Oskar Weber's “Der bayerische Jedermann”, later he got an engagement at the Stadttheater Augsburg , where he played the role of Cardinal Faulhaber and a Tölzer farmer in Herbert Rosendorfer's “Time to Talk, Time to Silence” . Diehl was also in the BR television series Löwengrube , in 1990 in the TV film “Another Lover” and in 1991 in the TV film “Whoever is a servant should remain a servant”. In 1993 he played the court photographer Albert in the film "Ludwig 1881". In "Night Asylum - Scenes from the Deep" by Maxim Gorki , he portrayed Bubnow in a production by the Germering community in 1990.

Author of Catholic masses, oratorios and folk dramas

Walther Diehl wrote the lyrics for four Catholic masses in Bavarian dialect for Dreigesang and Stubnmusi including St Wolfgang Fair (Music: Theo Möhrens) and the Munich musicians Mass in honor of St. Cecilia (music. Theo Möhrens, commissioned by the Cultural Department of the City of Munich ), premiered on November 21, 1982 in the Heiliggeistkirche in Munich on the occasion of the Cäcilienfest of the Munich folk musicians. Walther Diehl's Passion Oratorio in the alpine folk tone "Oaner goes around in the country" (music: Wilhelm Keller ) was premiered at the Munich Catholic Day in 1984 and has since played over 50 times. His oratorio “Godolias” (music: Wilhelm Keller) was performed for the first time in Kötzting.

His last written oratorio “Treib 'mas' nei ins Haberfeld” (music: Fritz Köll) was premiered in the courtyard of Burgrain Castle . Walther Diehl did not see the world premiere of his musical folk drama “Der Brentan” (music: Hans Posegga ) on December 8, 1996 in the Germering town hall. Without music, “Der Brentan” was premiered under the title “The Bavarian Hiasl - folk drama about Mattheus Klostermair” in August 2010 by the Rassoburg-Theater Grafrath eV, directed by Günter Mayr, in the open-air theater Jexhof of the farm museum of the Fürstenfeldbruck district .

Writer and journalist

From 1973 until his retirement he worked as an editor for the "Münchner Stadtanzeiger" of the Süddeutsche Zeitung , but also wrote the program "Bröselmeier und Rübsam" for the "Münchner Palette", the former "Würmtalboten" and the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation .

In 1989, Walther Diehl's book about the history of the Simplicissimus artists' pub was published. In 2008, on the occasion of the 850th birthday of the city of Munich, it was reissued with a foreword by Konstantin Wecker in "München Verlag".

further activities

Walther Diehl also wrote Schlager under the pseudonym "Siegfried Walter", including "Don't drive faster than your guardian angel flies" (sung by Inge and Maria ) and the Viennese song "I have money in prospect" (text: Huber / Walter)

From December 1987 until his death in May 1994 he was the director of the artist group 83 Munich-Pasing.

Works

Masses, oratorios, folk dramas

  • "St. Wolfgang Messe “, mass in alpine style (music: Theo Möhrens - text: Walther Diehl)
  • "Munich Musicians' Fair in honor of St. Cäcilia" (Music: Theo Möhren - Text: Walther Diehl)
  • "Oaner goes around in the country" Passion oratorio in the alpine folk tone (music: Wilhelm Keller - text Walther Diehl)
  • "Godolias", oratorio (music: Wilhelm Keller - text: Walther Diehl)
  • "Treib 'mas' nei ins Haberfeld", oratorio (music: Fritz Köll - text Walther Diehl)
  • "Der Brentan", musical folk drama (music: Hans Posegga - text: Walther Diehl) also "Der Bavarian Hiasl - folk drama about Mattheus Klostermair" (text: Walther Diehl)

Discography

  • "St. Wolfgang-Messe "(Music: Theo Möhrens - Text: Walther Diehl, Münchner-Kindl-Studio, LC 6178, Cat.No. R 1009)
  • "Oaner goes around in the country" (Music: Wilhelm Keller - Text Walther Diehl, Telefunken LC 0366, 6.24585 AS, 1981)
  • “Munich Musicians' Fair in honor of St. Cäcilie “(music: Theo Möhrens - text: Walther Diehl) and other sacred choral pieces, CD in cooperation with the cultural department of the City of Munich, Studio SRI, DJB 91261
  • "I stay true to you" (Music: Rolf Kraus - Text: Siegfried Walter, sung by Hannelore Cremer / Decca )
  • "Oberammergau, my hometown" (music: Theo Möhrens - text: Siegfried Walter, sung by Sepp viellechner, yodelers: Hilde Ott and Sepp viellechner / tempo)
  • "Solang no 'der Steffl" (Music: Karl Daurer - Text: Siegfried Walter, sung by Willi Berling / Amadeo)
  • "I have a money in prospect" (Music: Karl Daurer and Hans Lotsch - Text: Theo Huber and Siegfried Walter, sung by Willi Berling / Amadeo)
  • "Der Jodelexpress" (Music: Theo Möhrens - Text: Siegfried Walter, sung by Sepp viellechner, the Werdenfelser Musikanten and the Zillertaler Buam / Tempo)
  • "Presto, presto Signorina" (Music: Theo Möhrens - Text: Siegfried Walter, sung by Jean Thomé / Ariola)
  • “Jodelplattler” (music: Theo Möhrens - text: Siegfried Walter, sung by Sepp viellechner and the Waldtruderinger musicians / tempo)
  • "For your birthday I wish you the best" (music: Theo Möhrens - text: Siegfried Walter), sung by Maritta Leé and the Isarspatzen, with the Weigert Combo / Weigert Records
  • “Die Polterabend-Polka” (music: Theo Möhrens - text: Siegfried Walter), sung by Maritta Leé and Lambert Müller with the Weigert Combo, Weigert Records
  • “We have now had a girl” (music: Theo Möhrens - text: Siegfried Walter), sung by Lambert Müller and the Isarspatzen, Weigert Records
  • "The old violinist" (music: Theo Möhrens - text: Siegfried Walter)
  • “A year ago” (music: Theo Möhrens - text: Siegfried Walter), sung by Silke Carsten, Casino
  • “Canzone del mare” (music: Theo Möhrens - text: Siegfried Walter), sung by Curd Lippert, Royal
  • "When the others sleep" (music: Gert Wilden - text: Fred Rauch and Siegfried Walter), sung by Jean Thomé, Ariola
  • “What does the Viennese need?” (Music: Hemmer - text: Walter), sung by Werner Biffar, Polaris
  • “The Fontana amorosa at night” (music: Katalanos - text: Walter), sung by Gino Riva with choir, Polaris
  • “When the others sleep” (music: Möhrens - text: Walter), sung by Jenny Johnsen a. Gert Wilden with his soloist Ariola
  • “Don't drive faster than your guardian angel flies” (Music: Theo Möhrens / Text: Walther Diehl and Resi Prosel), sung by Inge and Maria , Intercord
  • "Der Bavarian Jedermann" (based on Hugo von Hofmannsthal by Oskar Weber, contributor: Walther Diehl as "Mammon", Schariwari Musikproduktion, LC 5498, PM 25004-C)

Filmography

Award

Fonts

  • Folk music in Munich . - Munich: Kulturreferat d. State capital Munich 1988
  • The artist bar "Simplicissimus". History of a Munich cabaret, 1903 to 1960 Buchendorfer Verlag, Munich 1989. New edition: München Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-937090-27-6 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.ovb-online.de/kultur/oana- geht-land- 416437.html
personal data
SURNAME Diehl, Walther
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Diehl, Walther Siegfried (full name); Walter, Siegfried (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer, journalist, actor
DATE OF BIRTH May 7, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH May 31, 1994
Place of death Munich