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Walter Andreas Schwarz

May 13, 2023

Walter Andreas Schwarz (2 June 1913 – 1 April 1992) was a German singer, songwriter, writer, Kabarettist, translator, author and narrator of audiobooks and radio dramas. In 1956, he became the first German participant at the Eurovision Song Contest.[1]

Walter Andreas Schwarz
Promotional picture for the Eurovision Song Contest 1956
Background information
Born(1913-06-02)2 June 1913
Aschersleben, German Empire
Died1 April 1992(1992-04-01) (aged 78)
Heidelberg, Germany
GenresChanson, Schlager
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1956–1992
LabelsAriola

Biography

Early life and education

Schwarz was born in Aschersleben. His father was born in Brody, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now in Ukraine) and was Jewish.[2][3]

After graduating from school in 1932, Schwarz moved to Vienna to study German, French, English and musicology.[4] He was also trained as an actor at the Max Reinhardt Seminar. He had first appearances as a theater actor in Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Bonn and Mannheim.[5]

Nazi persecution

His father was deported to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp in 1939, where he was murdered in 1940.[6]

Schwarz himself was also persecuted under the Nuremberg Laws due to his father's Jewish origin. In 1939, he was excluded from the Reichstheaterkammer, which meant that he was not able to work as an actor anymore.[7] He also at some point became stateless.[8] He was later deported to the forced labour camp in Lenne[9] and to the Holzen concentration camp, which he only survived due to one of the commanders there being a former childhood friend.[10] Two of his sisters and one brother also survived the Holocaust.[11]

Career and later life

In 1948, he started working as a translator for the BBC in London, where he lived for many years. He later also lived in Paris and eventually moved back to Germany.

In 1956, he and Freddy Quinn became the two German participants at the first Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Lugano, Switzerland. Allegedly, a national final was held prior to the contest, but it is unclear whether it actually took place.[12] Schwarz participated with a song titled "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück", which he wrote and composed himself. In the song, whose lyrics contain a lot of surreal imagery, Schwarz criticizes the German Vergangenheitsbewältigung and the attempt of many Germans, especially in the immediate post-war era, to deny the past and sweep their own involvement in the Holocaust under the rug. His placing is not known, but it is rumoured that he finished second.[13]

He later went on to become a successful author and narrator of audiobooks and radio dramas.[14] In 1967, Schwarz produced a radio segment called Wiedergutmachung, which was influenced by his own experiences of trying to receive reparations for the persecution he experienced, criticizing the fact that the German bureaucracy was trying to get him to settle for a small payment.[15]

He also had some small acting roles in various movies and TV series during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.[16]

In 1985, he appeared, along with many other former German representatives, as the interval act of the German national final, which was a medley of all German entries until that year.

In 1986, together with Dieter Süverkrüp, he recorded an album containing poems and songs written by Erich Mühsam.

Schwarz, who was never married,[11] died on 1 April 1992 in Heidelberg.

Works

Discography

  • Meisterliche Chansons von und mit Walter Andreas Schwarz (1956)
  • Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück / Für 300 Francs (1956)
  • Die Frucht der Ungesetzlichkeit. Der Deutschen Mai zu Hambach 1832-1982 (1982)
  • Der Bürger Karl Marx aus Trier (1983)
  • Erich Mühsam: Ich lade Euch zum Requiem (1986)

Filmography[16]

  • Die Galerie der großen Detektive (1954)
  • Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück (1965)
  • Interpol (1967)
  • Der Zauberberg (1968)
  • Oliver (1971)

Radio dramas and audiobooks

References

  1. ^ NDR. "ESC 1956 Lugano: Punkte, Ergebnisse, Videos". www.eurovision.de (in German). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Suche in Dokumenten der Arolsen Archives | 10010439 05 - Teil 5: Ordner "00002410"". Arolsen Archives. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Haushaltslisten der Gemeinde Klettenberg". collections.arolsen-archives.org (in German). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  4. ^ Schmidt, Erik. "Angeln im Harz mit erstem Song Contest Starter". www.mz.de (in German). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Walter Andreas Schwarz". www.penguinrandomhouse.de (in German). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Karteikarten vom Amt für die Erfassung von Kriegsopfern, Berlin". collections.arolsen-archives.org (in German). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Walter Kapuzek". www.exil-archiv.uni-hamburg.de (in German). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Namenlisten der Stadt Halle/Saale". collections.arolsen-archives.org (in German). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database -- WALTER KAPUZEK". www.ushmm.org. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  10. ^ Schmidt, Erik; Thormann, Katharina. "Musik: Lena stapft in Walters Spuren". www.mz.de (in German). Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  11. ^ a b Schmidt, Erik; Thormann, Katharina. "Musik: Lena stapft in Walters Spuren". www.mz.de (in German). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  12. ^ NDR. "1956: Deutscher Vorentscheid im Kölner Funkhaus". www.eurovision.de (in German). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  13. ^ Feddersen, Jan (2002). Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein (in German). Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe. ISBN 978-3455093506.
  14. ^ "Walter Andreas Schwarz". dtv.de (in German). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Eindringliche Mahnung". Kirche und Rundfunk (in German). 8 February 1967.
  16. ^ a b "Walter Andreas Schwarz". IMDb. Retrieved 24 July 2022.

External links

  • Walter Andreas Schwarz at IMDb

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1992 was a German singer songwriter writer Kabarettist translator author and narrator of audiobooks and radio dramas In 1956 he became the first German participant at the Eurovision Song Contest 1 Walter Andreas SchwarzPromotional picture for the Eurovision Song Contest 1956Background informationBorn 1913 06 02 2 June 1913Aschersleben German EmpireDied1 April 1992 1992 04 01 aged 78 Heidelberg GermanyGenresChanson SchlagerOccupation s Singer songwriterYears active1956 1992LabelsAriola Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life and education 1 2 Nazi persecution 1 3 Career and later life 2 Works 2 1 Discography 2 2 Filmography 16 2 3 Radio dramas and audiobooks 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditEarly life and education Edit Schwarz was born in Aschersleben His father was born in Brody Galicia Austria Hungary now in Ukraine and was Jewish 2 3 After graduating from school in 1932 Schwarz moved to Vienna to study German French English and musicology 4 He was also trained as an actor at the Max Reinhardt Seminar He had first appearances as a theater actor in Berlin Hamburg Frankfurt Bonn and Mannheim 5 Nazi persecution Edit His father was deported to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp in 1939 where he was murdered in 1940 6 Schwarz himself was also persecuted under the Nuremberg Laws due to his father s Jewish origin In 1939 he was excluded from the Reichstheaterkammer which meant that he was not able to work as an actor anymore 7 He also at some point became stateless 8 He was later deported to the forced labour camp in Lenne 9 and to the Holzen concentration camp which he only survived due to one of the commanders there being a former childhood friend 10 Two of his sisters and one brother also survived the Holocaust 11 Career and later life Edit In 1948 he started working as a translator for the BBC in London where he lived for many years He later also lived in Paris and eventually moved back to Germany In 1956 he and Freddy Quinn became the two German participants at the first Eurovision Song Contest which took place in Lugano Switzerland Allegedly a national final was held prior to the contest but it is unclear whether it actually took place 12 Schwarz participated with a song titled Im Wartesaal zum grossen Gluck which he wrote and composed himself In the song whose lyrics contain a lot of surreal imagery Schwarz criticizes the German Vergangenheitsbewaltigung and the attempt of many Germans especially in the immediate post war era to deny the past and sweep their own involvement in the Holocaust under the rug His placing is not known but it is rumoured that he finished second 13 He later went on to become a successful author and narrator of audiobooks and radio dramas 14 In 1967 Schwarz produced a radio segment called Wiedergutmachung which was influenced by his own experiences of trying to receive reparations for the persecution he experienced criticizing the fact that the German bureaucracy was trying to get him to settle for a small payment 15 He also had some small acting roles in various movies and TV series during the 1950s 1960s and 1970s 16 In 1985 he appeared along with many other former German representatives as the interval act of the German national final which was a medley of all German entries until that year In 1986 together with Dieter Suverkrup he recorded an album containing poems and songs written by Erich Muhsam Schwarz who was never married 11 died on 1 April 1992 in Heidelberg Works EditDiscography Edit Meisterliche Chansons von und mit Walter Andreas Schwarz 1956 Im Wartesaal zum grossen Gluck Fur 300 Francs 1956 Die Frucht der Ungesetzlichkeit Der Deutschen Mai zu Hambach 1832 1982 1982 Der Burger Karl Marx aus Trier 1983 Erich Muhsam Ich lade Euch zum Requiem 1986 Filmography 16 Edit Die Galerie der grossen Detektive 1954 Im Wartesaal zum grossen Gluck 1965 Interpol 1967 Der Zauberberg 1968 Oliver 1971 Radio dramas and audiobooks Edit Der Hauptmann von Kopenick 1947 Leben und Taten des scharfsinnigen Edlen Don Quijote von La Mancha 1962 Krieg und Frieden 1965 Die Glocken von Bicetre 1965 Wilhelm Meisters theatralische Sendung 1967 Wiedergutmachung 1967 Anna Karenina 1967 Die goldenen Jahre von St Germain des Pres 1968 Der Untertan 1971 Hier spricht London Radiocollage zum deutschsprachigen Dienst der BBC 1938 1945 1977 Denn alles Fleisch ist wie das Gras 1980 Jud Suss 1981 1984 1984 Per Anhalter ins All 1991 Die Geschichte der Abderiten 2013 released posthumously References Edit NDR ESC 1956 Lugano Punkte Ergebnisse Videos www eurovision de in German Retrieved 24 July 2022 Suche in Dokumenten der Arolsen Archives 10010439 05 Teil 5 Ordner 00002410 Arolsen Archives Retrieved 9 September 2022 Haushaltslisten der Gemeinde Klettenberg collections arolsen archives org in German Retrieved 24 July 2022 Schmidt Erik Angeln im Harz mit erstem Song Contest Starter www mz de in German Retrieved 24 July 2022 Walter Andreas Schwarz www penguinrandomhouse de in German Retrieved 24 July 2022 Karteikarten vom Amt fur die Erfassung von Kriegsopfern Berlin collections arolsen archives org in German Retrieved 24 July 2022 Walter Kapuzek www exil archiv uni hamburg de in German Retrieved 24 July 2022 Namenlisten der Stadt Halle Saale collections arolsen archives org in German Retrieved 24 July 2022 Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database WALTER KAPUZEK www ushmm org Retrieved 24 July 2022 Schmidt Erik Thormann Katharina Musik Lena stapft in Walters Spuren www mz de in German Retrieved 9 September 2022 a b Schmidt Erik Thormann Katharina Musik Lena stapft in Walters Spuren www mz de in German Retrieved 24 July 2022 NDR 1956 Deutscher Vorentscheid im Kolner Funkhaus www eurovision de in German Retrieved 24 July 2022 Feddersen Jan 2002 Ein Lied kann eine Brucke sein in German Hamburg Hoffmann und Campe ISBN 978 3455093506 Walter Andreas Schwarz dtv de in German Retrieved 24 July 2022 Eindringliche Mahnung Kirche und Rundfunk in German 8 February 1967 a b Walter Andreas Schwarz IMDb Retrieved 24 July 2022 Preceded byN A Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest1956 and Freddy Quinn with So geht das jede Nacht Succeeded byMargot Hielscherwith Telefon TelefonExternal links EditWalter Andreas Schwarz at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walter Andreas Schwarz amp oldid 1119224355, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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