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Hanns Dieter Hüsch

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Hanns Dieter Hüsch

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1925-05-06 (Moers)
Died
2005-12-06 (Windeck-Werfen) age 80
Nationality
German
Languages
German
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Mainz → Stuttgart → Cologne

Career

Occupations
author, cabaret artist, actor, songwriter, radio commentator
Active Years
1947-2005

Awards

Bundesverdienstkreuz
Organization: Federal Republic of Germany
Result: 受賞
Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis
Result: 受賞 (2回)
Kassel Literary Prize
1995
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Und sie bewegt mich doch

1985 Cabaret

His most successful programme ever, about his wife's death

losslife

Bibliography

  • Untersteht euch – es wird nichts gemacht.
  • Hanns Dieter Hüsch – Kabarett auf eigene Faust: 50 Bühnenjahre.
  • Auf der Suche nach dem Gemüt: Hanns Dieter Hüsch im Garten auffe Bank.
  • Was machen wir hinterher? Hanns Dieter Hüsch – Bekenntnisse eines Kabarettisten.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
literary cabaretpoeticsatirical
Recurring Motifs
everyday observationshumanitynon-violence

Health

  • metatarsus adductus
    11歳まで
    Became a loner and began writing
  • lung cancer
    1996年
    Caused by smoking, survived
  • stroke
    2001年
    Ended plans for King Lear, confined to home

Legacy

One of the most productive and successful representatives of literary cabaret in 20th century Germany, over 3.5 million viewers

Trivia

  • Used Philicorda organ on stage as his musical trademark