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'''Weiß Ferdl''' (28 June 1883 – 19 June 1949, real name: ''Ferdinand Weisheitinger''<ref>[http://www.volkssaengerei.de/menschen/weissferdl.htm ''Ferdinand Weisheitinger, called Weiß Ferdl''] (volkssaengerei.de)</ref>) was a German actor<ref name="filmportal">{{cite web |url=http://www.filmportal.de/en/person/weiss-ferdl_f2ff6d868d2424d9e03053d50b377d98 |title=Weiß Ferdl |accessdate=18 July 2013 |work=filmportal}}</ref>, humorous folksinger, and author. He appeared in 19 films between 1928 and 1941 and performed regularly at the [[Platzl]], a well-known Munich theater. |
'''Weiß Ferdl''' (28 June 1883 – 19 June 1949, real name: ''Ferdinand Weisheitinger''<ref>[http://www.volkssaengerei.de/menschen/weissferdl.htm ''Ferdinand Weisheitinger, called Weiß Ferdl''] (volkssaengerei.de)</ref>) was a German actor<ref name="filmportal">{{cite web |url=http://www.filmportal.de/en/person/weiss-ferdl_f2ff6d868d2424d9e03053d50b377d98 |title=Weiß Ferdl |accessdate=18 July 2013 |work=filmportal}}</ref>, humorous folksinger, and author. He appeared in 19 films between 1928 and 1941 and performed regularly at the [[Platzl]], a well-known Munich theater. |
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His famous song ''Ein Wagen von der Linie Acht'' is still played to this day. It is a mocking song about Munich people and the [[ |
His famous song ''"Ein Wagen von der Linie Acht"'' ("A Carriage from Line 8") is still played to this day. It is a mocking song about Munich people and the [[trams in Munich]].<ref>[http://www.volkssaengerei.de/menschen/linieacht.htm ''Ein Wagen der Linie 8''] (volkssaengerei.de)</ref> A Munich school, named after Weiß Ferdl, still has a blue streetcar in the yard, to remember this song. |
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==Selected filmography== |
==Selected filmography== |
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Revision as of 05:15, 28 November 2020
Weiß Ferdl | |
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 Weiß Ferdl in 1924 | |
| Born | 28 June 1883 Altötting, Germany |
| Died | 19 June 1949 (aged 65) Munich, Germany |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1928-1941 |
Weiß Ferdl (28 June 1883 – 19 June 1949, real name: Ferdinand Weisheitinger[1]) was a German actor[2], humorous folksinger, and author. He appeared in 19 films between 1928 and 1941 and performed regularly at the Platzl, a well-known Munich theater.
His famous song "Ein Wagen von der Linie Acht" ("A Carriage from Line 8") is still played to this day. It is a mocking song about Munich people and the trams in Munich.[3] A Munich school, named after Weiß Ferdl, still has a blue streetcar in the yard, to remember this song.
Selected filmography
- Behind Monastery Walls (1928)
- Left of the Isar, Right of the Spree (1929)
- The Immortal Vagabond (1930)
- The Song of the Nations (1931)
- The Champion Shot (1932)
- The Master Detective (1933)
- The Two Seals (1934)
- All Because of the Dog (1935)
- Gordian the Tyrant (1937)
- Wunschkonzert (1940)
Selected discography
- CD Weiß Ferdl, I woaß net wia ma is, Aufnahmen 1919–1946, Ed. Christian Springer, Trikont 2001
Selected bibliography
- Ich bin kein Intellektueller. Ein heiteres Buch. Hugendubel, München 1941.
- Bayerische Schmankerl. Hrsg.: Bertl Weiss. dtv, München 1982, ISBN 3-423-01752-X.
References
- ^ Ferdinand Weisheitinger, called Weiß Ferdl (volkssaengerei.de)
- ^ "Weiß Ferdl". filmportal. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ Ein Wagen der Linie 8 (volkssaengerei.de)
Further reading
- Sabine Sünwoldt (Bearb.): Weiß Ferdl. Eine weiß-blaue Karriere. Hugendubel, München 1983, ISBN 3-88034-219-9.
- Robert Eben Sackett: Popular entertainment, class, and politics in Munich, 1900-1923. Study of Munich popular theatre, focusing on Karl Valentin and Weiß Ferdl. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 1982, ISBN 0-674-68985-2 (englisch).
External links
- Weiß Ferdl at IMDb
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