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Felix Holzmann

Felix Holzmann (8 July 1921 – 13 September 2002) was a Czech comedian and screenwriter. He was known for his unique wordplay humor, way of speech, and look.

Felix Holzmann
Born(1921-07-08)8 July 1921
Teplice, Czechoslovakia
Died13 September 2002(2002-09-13) (aged 81)
Chemnitz, Germany
MediumStand up, television
Years active1950s–2002
GenresComedy, satire, black comedy
SpouseEva Holzmannová, Barbara Greif-Holzmann
Notable works and rolesHumoriády Felixe Holzmanna, Včera, dnes a zítra, Ukulele
Memorial plaque and bust of the comedian in Litoměřice

Personal life edit

Holzmann came from a Bohemian German family originally from Teplice, which soon moved to Litoměřice. As a German citizen of the Sudetenland during the Second World War, he served in Wehrmacht, at the naval artillery in Denmark. At the end of the war, he was taken prisoner by the Soviets and spent one year in the gulag. He never talked about his war experience and they were revealed not until his death.[1]

He graduated from a business school in Ústí nad Labem, but later he became a professional comedian, perfectly fluent both in Czech and in German.

Holzmann was married twice, first to Eva Vorlíčková, a war widow, whose daughter Eva he adopted. Although they lived together since 1946 and had another daughter Irena, they remained unmarried for two decades, so Eva would have not lost her widow's pension, which was an essential income for the family. They married as late as in 1968, when Holzmann had already broken through as a comedian. However, as he became popular and started touring extensively, his wife began to feel lonely and useless, sank into depression and in 1970 she committed suicide. Holzmann was devastated and felt responsible for the rest of his life.[2]

He then met and eventually married Barbara Greif, a 25 years him younger German actress and singer, with whom he then also toured and performed. The couple moved to the former East Germany, but he kept returning to perform and record in Czechoslovakia, where he remained very popular.

He died aged 81 in his home Chemnitz on 13 September 2002.

Style edit

Holzmann's humor consisted in precisely built dialogues full of improperly literal taking of words and phrases, and other wordplay, so most of it is virtually untranslatable. Its essentially linguistic and apolitical nature also meant that it was largely acceptable for the Czechoslovakian communist censorship, and also that it appealed broad audience – just to know the language was necessary.

In his scenes, he wore typical props consisting of a small hat (so-called "tralaláček"), a neckerchief, and large round horn-rimmed glasses. He also developed a distinctive accent, lying in interrogative broaching of word-endings, even in inappropriate places of speech.

His sketches were exceptionally monologues, but typically dialogues, where he usually talked to some straight man struggling with his extreme slow-wittedness. His most favourite partner was František Budín, who, however, was not a professional artist and refused to leave his occupation as an accountant. Thus, Holzmann also cooperated with various other popular comedians, actors, and singers, like Lubomír Lipský, Iva Janžurová, Miloslav Šimek and Karel Gott.

Filmography edit

[3]

  • 1993 Deset malých běloušků (TV film)

Documentary

  • 2010 Komici na jedničku
  • 2006 Buďte pozdraven, pane Jouda! (TV film)

TV

  • 2012 Legendy: Felix Holzmann: Včera, dnes a zítra
  • 2010 Deset zastavení s mistry zábavy
  • 2006 To nejlepší z televizního humoru
  • 2004 Felix Holzmann: Včera, dnes a zítra
  • Řekněte mi, kdo to je
  • Tak mi tedy řekněte
  • 2003 Odkud já vás znám
  • Silvestrovské taneční hodiny
  • 2001 Ať se lidi mají rádi...aspoň dnes
  • 1999 Co takhle dát si Gotta
  • 1997 Proč bychom se nebavili, když nám Pánbůh archiv dal
  • Úsměvy
  • 1992 Šance
  • 1990 Šaráda
  • 1987 Zajíc v pytli
  • 1985 Humoriády Felixe Holzmanna
  • Kavárnička dříve narozených
  • 1978 Silvestr hravý a dravý
  • 1973 Zpívá Karel Gott

References edit

  1. ^ "Dobrý voják Felix Holzmann (†81): Byl za války dělostřelcem... jenže ve Wehrmachtu!". Ahaonline.cz (in Czech).
  2. ^ "Felix Holzmann by oslavil 100 let: První manželka kvůli němu spáchala sebevraždu". Prima Ženy (in Czech).
  3. ^ "Felix Holzmann".

External links edit

  • Felix Holzmann at IMDb
  • Profile on Supraphon
  • Felix Holzman on Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze (Czechoslovak film databaze)
  • Felix Holzmann died – idnes.cz (article in Czech)

felix, holzmann, july, 1921, september, 2002, czech, comedian, screenwriter, known, unique, wordplay, humor, speech, look, born, 1921, july, 1921teplice, czechoslovakiadied13, september, 2002, 2002, aged, chemnitz, germanymediumstand, televisionyears, active19. Felix Holzmann 8 July 1921 13 September 2002 was a Czech comedian and screenwriter He was known for his unique wordplay humor way of speech and look Felix HolzmannBorn 1921 07 08 8 July 1921Teplice CzechoslovakiaDied13 September 2002 2002 09 13 aged 81 Chemnitz GermanyMediumStand up televisionYears active1950s 2002GenresComedy satire black comedySpouseEva Holzmannova Barbara Greif HolzmannNotable works and rolesHumoriady Felixe Holzmanna Vcera dnes a zitra Ukulele Memorial plaque and bust of the comedian in Litomerice Contents 1 Personal life 2 Style 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External linksPersonal life editHolzmann came from a Bohemian German family originally from Teplice which soon moved to Litomerice As a German citizen of the Sudetenland during the Second World War he served in Wehrmacht at the naval artillery in Denmark At the end of the war he was taken prisoner by the Soviets and spent one year in the gulag He never talked about his war experience and they were revealed not until his death 1 He graduated from a business school in Usti nad Labem but later he became a professional comedian perfectly fluent both in Czech and in German Holzmann was married twice first to Eva Vorlickova a war widow whose daughter Eva he adopted Although they lived together since 1946 and had another daughter Irena they remained unmarried for two decades so Eva would have not lost her widow s pension which was an essential income for the family They married as late as in 1968 when Holzmann had already broken through as a comedian However as he became popular and started touring extensively his wife began to feel lonely and useless sank into depression and in 1970 she committed suicide Holzmann was devastated and felt responsible for the rest of his life 2 He then met and eventually married Barbara Greif a 25 years him younger German actress and singer with whom he then also toured and performed The couple moved to the former East Germany but he kept returning to perform and record in Czechoslovakia where he remained very popular He died aged 81 in his home Chemnitz on 13 September 2002 Style editHolzmann s humor consisted in precisely built dialogues full of improperly literal taking of words and phrases and other wordplay so most of it is virtually untranslatable Its essentially linguistic and apolitical nature also meant that it was largely acceptable for the Czechoslovakian communist censorship and also that it appealed broad audience just to know the language was necessary In his scenes he wore typical props consisting of a small hat so called tralalacek a neckerchief and large round horn rimmed glasses He also developed a distinctive accent lying in interrogative broaching of word endings even in inappropriate places of speech His sketches were exceptionally monologues but typically dialogues where he usually talked to some straight man struggling with his extreme slow wittedness His most favourite partner was Frantisek Budin who however was not a professional artist and refused to leave his occupation as an accountant Thus Holzmann also cooperated with various other popular comedians actors and singers like Lubomir Lipsky Iva Janzurova Miloslav Simek and Karel Gott Filmography edit 3 1993 Deset malych belousku TV film Documentary 2010 Komici na jednicku 2006 Budte pozdraven pane Jouda TV film TV 2012 Legendy Felix Holzmann Vcera dnes a zitra 2010 Deset zastaveni s mistry zabavy 2006 To nejlepsi z televizniho humoru 2004 Felix Holzmann Vcera dnes a zitra Reknete mi kdo to je Tak mi tedy reknete 2003 Odkud ja vas znam Silvestrovske tanecni hodiny 2001 At se lidi maji radi aspon dnes 1999 Co takhle dat si Gotta 1997 Proc bychom se nebavili kdyz nam Panbuh archiv dal Usmevy 1992 Sance 1990 Sarada 1987 Zajic v pytli 1985 Humoriady Felixe Holzmanna Kavarnicka drive narozenych 1978 Silvestr hravy a dravy 1973 Zpiva Karel GottReferences edit Dobry vojak Felix Holzmann 81 Byl za valky delostrelcem jenze ve Wehrmachtu Ahaonline cz in Czech Felix Holzmann by oslavil 100 let Prvni manzelka kvuli nemu spachala sebevrazdu Prima Zeny in Czech Felix Holzmann External links editFelix Holzmann at IMDb Profile on Supraphon Felix Holzman on Cesko Slovenska filmova databaze Czechoslovak film databaze Felix Holzmann died idnes cz article in Czech Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Felix Holzmann amp oldid 1196056154, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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