German film director
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Born Wolfgang Georg Louis Liebeneiner
Died 28 November 1987(1987-11-28) (aged 82) Occupation Film director
Wolfgang Georg Louis Liebeneiner (6 October 1905 – 28 November 1987) was a German actor , film director and theatre director .[ 1]
Beginnings
He was born in Liebau in Prussian Silesia. In 1928, he was taught by Otto Falckenberg , the director of the Munich Kammerspiele , in acting and directing.[citation needed
Nazi era
In 1936, Liebeneiner became a member of the Prussian State Theater (Preußisches Staatstheater Babelsberg (Deutsche Filmakademie Babelsberg
In 1941, he directed the film Ich klage an I accuse ) in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda . The film was about voluntary euthanasia of a woman suffering from multiple sclerosis , but was intended to support the T4 euthanasia program . He received a doctorate in the years from 1942 to 1945 while working for Universum Film AG , the largest German film studio at that time.
Post war
In 1947, Liebeneiner directed the debut of Wolfgang Borchert 's play Draußen vor der Tür The Man Outside Hamburg Kammerspiele . In 1956 he was successful with the film The Trapp Family
He died on 28 November 1987, aged 82, in Vienna after a long illness.
Personal life
Liebeneiner was married twice: first, from 1934 to the actress Ruth Hellberg , then from 1944 to the actress Hilde Krahl , with whom he had his daughter Johanna Liebeneiner , also an actress.
Selected filmography
Actor
Director
Film
Television
References
External links
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