Wolfgang Stendar
Wolfgang Stendar (born May 23, 1929 in Hamburg ; † November 2, 2017 there ) was a German actor.
Life
Stendar grew up in Hamburg. He received acting training from Karl Wüstenhagen . From 1947 to 1949 he worked at the Stadttheater Itzehoe . There he had his first encounter with the set designer Renate Feuerbaum at the age of 19, whom he soon married. . From 1949 to 1953 he played at the Staatstheater Oldenburg and from 1953 to 1996 at the Schauspielhaus Zürich . 1960–1970 he was also a permanent member of the Burgtheater Vienna for half a season .
With the Burgtheater he had guest appearances in Warsaw, Moscow and Israel. With the Schauspielhaus Zürich he had guest appearances in Paris, Milan and Israel. Guest roles were at the Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf with Gustaf Gründgens , at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, at the free Volksbühne Berlin, at the Kammerspiele Munich and at the Salzburg, Bregenz, Bad Hersfeld, Schwäbisch Hall and Jagsthausen festivals. He got film and television roles in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Stendar was also a speaker in concerts and operas as well as radio plays and literary programs on German-speaking channels. He has given readings in matinees and soirees at home and abroad with programs by classical and modern authors.
The return
In 1996 Stendar returned to his hometown Hamburg with his wife Renate Feuerbaum. The set designer, sculptor and painter, who was born in Dortmund in 1920, died there on February 27, 2020 at the age of almost 100. Before the childless couple moved from their long-term home in Zurich, the estate had been settled in favor of various cultural institutions at home and abroad. Part of the written estate was transferred to the Zurich City Archives.
Awards and honors
- In 1979 Stendar received an award from the Canton of Zurich for cultural merits.
- In 1993 he was honored with the "Golden Needle" from the Zurich theater.
- In 1995 there was also the honor for services to the theater and literature with the "Federal Cross of Merit l. Class ”by the Federal President Roman Herzog .
- 2004 Portrait bust of W. Stendar by the sculptor Renate Feuerbaum, presented in the Museum Europäische Kunst .
Filmography
- 1962: Antigone (TV movie)
- 1964: The Embassy Prisoner (TV movie)
- 1978: The Swiss makers
- 1989: Faster than the eye ( Quicker Than the Eye )
- 1992: The Rings of Saturn (TV movie)
Radio plays
- 1981: Franz Kafka : In der Strafkolonie (traveler) - Director: Claude Pierre Salmony (radio play - SR DRS )
literature
- Roy Oppenheim / JFBodenstein: On the work of R. Stendar-Feuerbaum - sculptures and pictures. Verlag Marco Bonn-Paris-New York, 1986. ISBN 3-921754-26-7
- B.John Zavrel: "Renate Stendar-Feuerbaum - Pictures and Sculptures 1986-1995. Museum of European Art, USA. Distribution: MARCO Edition Bonn / Germany. ISBN 0-914 301-18-7
- Thomas Blubacher : Wolfgang Stendar . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 3, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 1753.
- Works from the late work of Renate Stendar-Feuerbaum, Ed. Joe F. Bodenstein, Publisher: European Culture Foundation EKS, Berlin 2005. ISBN 3-921754-40-2
Web links
- Wolfgang Stendar in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Stendar-Feuerbaum Foundation
Individual evidence
- ^ Message from the Augustinum Hamburg (Seniorenstift) to its residents: "We mourn our resident Wolfgang Stendar. Mr. Stendar died on November 2nd, 2017 at the age of 88. Augustinum Hamburg"
- ↑ Stendar-Feuerbaum archive, Nörvenich Castle , accessed on March 22, 2020
- ^ Written obituary notice, March 2020, EKS Foundation. Retrieved March 24, 2020
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stendar, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd November 2017 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |