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- Christian Grashof was born on 5 August 1943 in Gablonz an der Neiße, Sudetenland, Germany [now Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic]. He is an actor, known for Besuch bei Van Gogh (1985), Tatort (1970) and Mephisto (1981). He was previously married to Brigitte Grashof-Soubeyran.
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- Actor
He was known as 'the man who spoke for the animals'. A public relations genius, Professor Bernhard Grzimek not only managed to create nationwide interest in the plight of endangered species and threatened habitats, but actively raised in excess of five million Marks in donations via his television show "Ein Platz für Tiere" ("A Place for Animals",1956-87). The series ran for 175 episodes, ending with Grzimek's death in1987. Entertainers performed for him without pay and he even motivated school kids to help collect funds to equip rangers for Africa's national wildlife parks. Veterinarian and behavioral scientist, Grzimek assumed the directorship of Frankfurt's Zoological Garden in 1945, a position he held until his retirement in 1974. For those 29 years, he was instrumental in modernizing zoological displays and animal enclosures, introducing educational slide shows, films and audio tapes, providing windows for the public to view food preparation and animal husbandry. In addition to breeding endangered species, Frankfurt's was the first European zoo to feature a special section which provided care for orphaned baby animals, including gorillas, orang-utans, panthers, lions and bears. Frankfurt's Zoological Society (for which Grzimek served as president) stood in the forefront of international conservation. Not shying away from controversy or confrontation, Grzimek was one of the first to vociferously oppose the factory farming of chickens on a political level.
His status as a major public figure was confirmed with the release of his documentary Bambuti (1956). An even more successful sequel followed, the Academy Award-winning Serengeti (1959). Sadly, it cost the life of Grzimek's son Michael (until then his closest collaborator), aged 24, killed in a plane crash during filming. Between 1967 and 1974, Grzimek published a 13-volume encyclopedia, entitled "Grzimeks Tierleben". He received numerous awards, including the Federal Cross of Merit (Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz). His legacy survives in zoos around the world today.- Cinematographer
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- Producer
Carl Hoffmann was born on 9 June 1885 in Neisse, Silesia, Germany [now Nysa, Opolskie, Poland]. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Die Leute mit dem Sonnenstich (1936), Looping the Loop (1928) and Der geheimnisvolle Spiegel (1928). He died on 5 August 1947 in Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Walter Schramm was born on 20 February 1895 in Neisse, Silesia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Kein Hüsung (1954), Der Auftrag Höglers (1950) and Die Unbesiegbaren (1953). He died on 8 May 1966 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Reinhold Massag was born on 3 January 1943 in Gablonz an der Neiße, Sudetenland, Germany [now Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Transatlantis (1995) and Aktenzeichen XY... ungelöst! (1967). He died on 11 June 1999 in Malsch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- Karl-Georg Saebisch was born on 22 September 1903 in Neisse, Silesia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Krankensaal 6 (1974), König Richard II (1968) and Mein Freund Harvey (1959). He died on 21 July 1984 in Attendorn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Arthur Teuber was born on 5 August 1878 in Neisse, Silesia, Germany [now Nysa, Opolskie, Poland]. He is known for Memoiren eines Kammerdieners. 2. Basquines Vergeltung (1922), Johann Baptiste Lingg (1920) and Memoiren eines Kammerdieners, 1. Teil - Martin, der Findling (1921).- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Werner Schlechte was born on 15 September 1926 in Gablonz an der Neiße, Sudetenland, Germany. He was a director and assistant director, known for Der Klassewagen (1965), Das Käthchen von Heilbronn (1968) and Mitten in der Nacht (1971). He died on 21 November 2002.- Music Department
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Peter Herman Adler was born on 2 December 1899 in Gablonz an der Neiße, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic]. He was a producer, known for NET Opera Theater (1967), The Great Caruso (1951) and Klassische Liebespaare - getanzt (1960). He died on 2 October 1990 in Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA.