Tag: Obituaries
Obituary actor Arved Birnbaum: Cold look, warm heart – media
Arved Birnbaum owes his success to three people: his sister, who secretly enrolled him in a drama school, the director Dominik Graf, who repeatedly cast him for his productions, and…
Art historian Klaus Gallwitz is dead – culture
The art historian and long-time Städel director Klaus Gallwitz is dead. The 91-year-old died on October 21 with his family in Karlsruhe, as his wife Bénédicte Peyrat announced on Monday.…
Edita Gruberová: Obituary – Culture
The opera must “draw tears, frighten people and let them die through singing”, explained Vincenzo Bellini to the librettist of his last opera “I puritani”. No other singer has come…
Former government spokesman Riedl dies – Bavaria
Former Bavarian government spokesman Rainer Riedl died after a serious illness. “I thank him personally for his loyal support. Rainer Riedl has worked as a spokesman for three prime ministers,…
State curator C. Sebastian Sommer dies – Bavaria
A few days ago, C. Sebastian Sommer should have given the main lecture at the annual conference of Bavarian archaeologists. This did not happen, however, as Sommer died immediately before…
ARD reporter legend Gerd Ruge is dead – media
In the freezing cold, he spoke hoarsely into the microphone for the Tagesschau: The long-time ARD correspondent Gerd Ruge captivated with his reports from dark Russia and the hardly easier…
Obituary for Hubert Hierl: respectful and sensitive – Freising
The CSU city councilor and long-time Freising cultural and festival advisor Hubert Hierl died unexpectedly on Tuesday at the age of 77. When the CSU local association spread this sad…
Obituary for Bernad Tapie – Economy
The French entrepreneur, politician, sports official and ex-owner of Adidas, Bernard Tapie, died in Paris at the age of 78. The French daily called it “l’homme aux mille vies” Le…
Obituary for Eberhard Jüngel: Sparkling, sophisticated, witty – culture
The fact that evangelical theology, of all things, can develop a shine is not the first thing people associate with it today. But anyone who, like the author of these…
“Großstadtrevier” star Wilfried Dziallas dies – media
The actor Wilfried Dziallas is dead. The Hamburg native became known to an audience of millions through his role as district manager Bernd Voss in the ARD evening series Metropolitan…