Alfred Braun
Alfred Braun (3 May 1888 – 3 January 1978) was a pioneer of German radio. He became famous as a radio reporter and radio play director, among other things. He was also an actor, stage and film director, and screenwriter.
Alfred Braun
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- Name
- Alfred Braun
- Born
- 3 May 1888
- Birthplace
- Berlin, German Empire
- Died
- 3 January 1978
- Place of death
- West Berlin, West Germany
- Occupation
- Director, actor, screenwriter
- Nationality
- Germany
- Education
- Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts
- Languages
- German
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Alfred Braun (3 May 1888 – 3 January 1978) was a pioneer of German radio. He became famous as a radio reporter and radio play director, among other things. He was also an actor, stage and film director, and screenwriter.
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Although he was arrested by the Gestapo in 1933, he was released and then emigrated to Switzerland and Türkiye. He returned to Berlin in 1939, and in 1940 he worked on the antisemitic propaganda film Jud Süß as assistant-director. He then wrote several screenplays in partnership with Veit Harlan during the Nazi Regime.
For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Der jubelnde Empfang des Luftschiffes "Graf Zeppelin" in der Reichshauptstadt Berlin! Der bekannte Rundfunkansager Alfred Braun, welcher die Zeppelinempfangsfeierlichkeiten in Berlin durch den Rundfunk mitteilte.
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For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. ADN-ZB-Archiv Mit der Machtübernahme durch die Hitlerregierung begannen die Jahre der faschistischen Diktatur in Deutschland, die Jahre des Terrors Progromstimmung gegen Kommunisten, Sozialdemokraten und andere antifaschistische Kräfte,
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• Name — Alfred Braun • Born — 3 May 1888 • Birthplace — Berlin, German Empire • Died — 3 January 1978 • Place of death — West Berlin, West Germany • Occupation — Director, actor, screenwriter • Years Active — 1920–1967
Actor
Actor
• Das Leid der Liebe (1916) • Der Sohn der Magd (1919) • The Gambler (1920) - Stöckel • Rosenmontag (1924) • The Enchantress (1924) • Das sonnige Märchen vom Glück (1924) - Dr. Ing. Waldemar Hassenstein • Radio Magic (1927) - Sprecher des Berliner Rundfunks • Flachsmann the Educator (1930) - Jan Flemming • Tingel-Tangel (1930) • Spione im Savoy-Hotel (1932) - Alfred Braun, der rasende Reporter • Große Freiheit Nr. 7 (1944) - Rundfunkreporter • Chemistry and Love (1948) - Narrator • Anonymous Letters (1949) - Dr. Maurin • The Staircase (1950) - Kriminalkommissar • Primanerinnen (1951) - Herr Lullus • When the Evening Bells Ring (1951) • Komm zurück... (1953) - Vokrodt • Ave Maria (1953) • Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse (1963)
Director
Director
• Girls Behind Bars (1949) • The Staircase (1950) • A Rare Lover (1950) • Eyes of Love (1951) • When the Evening Bells Ring (1951) • A Thousand Red Roses Bloom (1952) • Ave Maria (1953) • Come Back (1953) • Stresemann (1957) • Schwarze Nylons – Heiße Nächte (1958) • Morgen wirst du um mich weinen (1959)
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1888
Alfred Braun born at Berlin.
1978
Alfred Braun died at Berlin.
Screenwriter
• The Golden City (1941, with Veit Harlan) • Immensee (1943, with Veit Harlan) • Opfergang (1944, with Veit Harlan) • Kolberg (1945, with Veit Harlan and Josef Goebbels (uncredited)) • The Death of a Double (1967)
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Alfred Braun is recorded as film director, screenwriter, journalist, actor and radio personality.
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