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'''Egon Monk''' (May 18, 1927 – February 28, 2007) was a German actor, director and author.<ref>[http://www.bookfinder.com/author/egon-monk/ Bookfinder - Egon Monk books]</ref>
'''Egon Monk''' (18 May 1927 – 28 February 2007) was a German [[actor]], director and [[author]].<ref>[http://www.bookfinder.com/author/egon-monk/ Bookfinder - Egon Monk books]</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Monk was born in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]] and grew up in Berlin-Wedding. He served in the German Air Force in [[World War II]] (1943–1945). After the war he became an actor. Later he worked for [[Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor|RIAS Berlin]] (1954–1959) and for the [[Norddeutscher Rundfunk|NDR]]. He died in [[Hamburg]], Germany.
Monk was born in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]] and grew up in [[Berlin-Wedding station|Berlin-Wedding]]. He served in the German Air Force in [[World War II]] (1943–1945). After the war he became an actor. Later he worked for [[Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor|RIAS Berlin]] (1954–1959) and for the [[Norddeutscher Rundfunk|NDR]]. He died in [[Hamburg]], Germany.


In 2019, a two-part German-Austrian-Czech fictional film was produced as a biopic and docudrama for television from 2019. It deals with the life and work of the playwright and poet [[Bertolt Brecht]] and features 'Egon Monk' portrayed by [[Franz Dinda]]. The film was shot based on the script by [[Heinrich Breloer]] and directed by him. The premiere took place at the 2019 [[Berlinale]].<ref>{{cite web |title="Brecht" - Umjubelte Weltpremiere in Anwesenheit des Bundespräsidenten |url=https://www.bavaria-fiction.de/newsroom/1586-brecht-umjubelte-weltpremiere-anwesenheit-des-bundespraesidenten |website=Bavaria Fiction GmbH |accessdate=17 September 2020 |language=de |date=2 November 2019}}</ref>


==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
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* ''Das Geld, das auf der Straße liegt'' (1958) — (based on a play by {{Ill|Werner Jörg Lüddecke|de}})<!--10 February 1958-->
* ''Das Geld, das auf der Straße liegt'' (1958) — (based on a play by {{Ill|Werner Jörg Lüddecke|de}})<!--10 February 1958-->
* ''Die Brüder'' (1958) — (based on ''[[Pierre et Jean]]'')<!--21 December 1958-->
* ''Die Brüder'' (1958) — (based on ''[[Pierre et Jean]]'')<!--21 December 1958-->
* ''Leben des Galilei'' (1962) — (based on ''[[Life of Galileo]]'')<!--11 January 1962-->
* ''{{ill|Life of Galileo (1962 film)|de|3=Leben des Galilei (1962)|lt=Life of Galileo}}'' (1962) — (based on ''[[Life of Galileo]]'')<!--11 January 1962-->
* ''Anfrage'' (1962) — (based on a novel by {{Ill|Christian Geissler|de}})<!--15 February 1962-->
* ''Anfrage'' (1962) — (based on a novel by {{Ill|Christian Geissler|de}})<!--15 February 1962-->
* ''Schlachtvieh'' (1963) — (screenplay by {{Ill|Christian Geissler|de}})<!--14 February 1963-->
* ''Schlachtvieh'' (1963) — (screenplay by {{Ill|Christian Geissler|de}})<!--14 February 1963-->
* ''Wassa Schelesnowa'' (1963) — (based on ''[[Vassa Zheleznova (play)|Vassa Zheleznova]]'')<!--3 April 1963-->
* ''Wassa Schelesnowa'' (1963) — (based on ''[[Vassa Zheleznova (play)|Vassa Zheleznova]]'')<!--3 April 1963-->
* ''Mauern'' (1963) — (screenplay by [[Gunther Reinhold Lys]])<!--30 May 1963-->
* ''Mauern'' (1963) — (screenplay by {{Ill|Gunther R. Lys|de}})<!--30 May 1963-->
* ''Wilhelmsburger Freitag'' (1964)<!--19 March 1964-->
* ''Friday in Wilhelmsburg'' (1964) — (screenplay by {{Ill|Christian Geissler|de}})<!--19 March 1964-->
* ''Ein Tag – Bericht aus einem deutschen Konzentrationslager'' (1965) — (based on a memoir by [[Gunther Reinhold Lys]])<!--6 May 1965-->
* ''{{Ill|Ein Tag – Bericht aus einem deutschen Konzentrationslager 1939|de}}'' (1965) — (based on a memoir by {{Ill|Gunther R. Lys|de}})<!--6 May 1965-->
* ''The Moment of Peace'' (1965, [[Anthology film|TV anthology film]], co-directors: [[Georges Franju]], [[Tadeusz Konwicki]])<!--25 November 1965-->
* ''The Moment of Peace'' (1965, [[Anthology film|TV anthology film]], co-directors: [[Georges Franju]], [[Tadeusz Konwicki]])<!--25 November 1965-->
* ''Preis der Freiheit'' (1966) — (screenplay by {{Ill|Dieter Meichsner|de}})
* ''Preis der Freiheit'' (1966) — (screenplay by {{Ill|Dieter Meichsner|de}})
* ''Über den Gehorsam. Szenen aus Deutschland, wo die Unterwerfung des eigenen Willens unter einen fremden als Tugend gilt'' (1968)
* ''Über den Gehorsam. Szenen aus Deutschland, wo die Unterwerfung des eigenen Willens unter einen fremden als Tugend gilt'' (1968)
* ''Goldene Städte'' (1969)<!--14 October 1969-->
* ''Goldene Städte'' (1969) — (based on ''Their Very Own and Golden City'' by [[Arnold Wesker]])<!--14 October 1969-->
* ''Die Räuber'' (1969) — (based on ''[[The Robbers]]'')<!--23 November 1969-->
* ''Die Räuber'' (1969) — (based on ''[[The Robbers]]'')<!--23 November 1969-->
* ''Industrielandschaft mit Einzelhändlern'' (1970)
* ''Industrielandschaft mit Einzelhändlern'' (1970)
* ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Bauern, Bonzen und Bomben|de|3=Bauern, Bonzen und Bomben (Film)|lt=Bauern, Bonzen und Bomben}}'' (1973, TV miniseries)
* ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Bauern, Bonzen und Bomben|de|3=Bauern, Bonzen und Bomben (Film)|lt=Bauern, Bonzen und Bomben}}'' (1973, TV miniseries) — (based on a novel by [[Hans Fallada]])
* ''Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar'' (1975) — (based on ''[[Señora Carrar's Rifles]]'')
* ''Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar'' (1975) — (based on ''[[Señora Carrar's Rifles]]'')
* ''Die Geschwister Oppermann'' (1983, TV miniseries)
* ''{{ill|The Oppermanns (film)|de|3=Die Geschwister Oppermann (Film)|lt=The Oppermanns}}'' (1983, TV film) — (based on ''[[The Oppermanns]]'')
* ''[[Die Bertinis]]'' (1988, TV miniseries)
* ''[[Die Bertinis]]'' (1988, TV miniseries) — (based on a novel by [[Ralph Giordano]])


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Luftwaffe personnel of World War II]]
[[Category:Luftwaffe personnel of World War II]]
[[Category:German male writers]]
[[Category:German male writers]]
[[Category:Male actors from Berlin]]




Latest revision as of 14:41, 24 August 2024

Egon Monk (18 May 1927 – 28 February 2007) was a German actor, director and author.[1]

Biography

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Monk was born in Berlin, Germany and grew up in Berlin-Wedding. He served in the German Air Force in World War II (1943–1945). After the war he became an actor. Later he worked for RIAS Berlin (1954–1959) and for the NDR. He died in Hamburg, Germany.


In 2019, a two-part German-Austrian-Czech fictional film was produced as a biopic and docudrama for television from 2019. It deals with the life and work of the playwright and poet Bertolt Brecht and features 'Egon Monk' portrayed by Franz Dinda. The film was shot based on the script by Heinrich Breloer and directed by him. The premiere took place at the 2019 Berlinale.[2]

Awards and honors

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Monk won three Teleplay Awards at the Baden-Baden TV Film Festival (1966, 1973, 1989) and one German Critics Association Award (1988).[3]

Filmography

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Television director

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References

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  1. ^ Bookfinder - Egon Monk books
  2. ^ ""Brecht" - Umjubelte Weltpremiere in Anwesenheit des Bundespräsidenten". Bavaria Fiction GmbH (in German). 2 November 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  3. ^ Egon Monk - Awards
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