Martha Kunig-Rinach, née Martha Rinach (1 April 1898 – 24 March 1993) was a German actress and operetta singer (mezzo-soprano).[1]
Martha Kunig-Rinach | |
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 Kunig-Rinach circa 1957 | |
| Born | Martha Rinach 1 April 1898 Munich, Germany |
| Died | 24 March 1993 (aged 94) Munich, Germany |
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Life and career edit
Born in Munich, Kunich-Rinach made her debut at the age of 17 at the Munich Residenz Theatre. From 1938 to 1944 she was engaged at the Münchner Volkstheater. Two years later she came to the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, to which she belonged for many years as a permanent member of the ensemble. Kunig-Rinach, who in the end only achieved regional fame, also played small character roles in several German movies such as: Das seltsame Leben des Herrn Bruggs (1936), Der weißblaue Löwe (1952), Ein Herz schlägt für dich (1949), Die Alm an der Grenze (1951), Begegnung mit Werther (1949), Das kann jedem passieren (1952), and Das schreckliche Mädchen (1990).[2][3][4] She also appeared on radio, including 15 episodes (from 1969 to 1985) of the Bayerischer Rundfunk program Das Bairisch Herz, Heiteres und Besinnliches in Worten und Liedern.[5] In 1962 she played a leading role in "Das Dienstjubiläum" in Der Komödienstadel alongside Michl Lang, Erni Singerl, Maxl Graf and others.[6] From the 1950s, she also worked as a dubbing artist.
Kunich-Rinach retired from the stage in 1982. She died in the city of her birth at the age of 94 and is buried in the Ostfriedhof cemetery. She was married to the tenor and actor Rudolf Kunig (1894–1951).[1][7]
References edit
- ^ a b Kutsch, Karl-Josef and Riemens, Leo (2004). "Kunig, Rudolf". Großes Sängerlexikon (4th edition), Vol. 4, p. 2547. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 359844088X (in German)
- ^ Frenzel, Herbert A. and Moser, Hans Joachim (2019)."Kunig-Rinach, Martha". Kürschners biographisches Theater-Handbuch, p. 206. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 3111667839 (in German)
- ^ Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung. Ein Herz schlägt für dich. Retrieved 26 March 2019 (in German).
- ^ British Film Institute. Das schreckliche Mädchen. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ Scherrer, Andreas (1 August 2006). Das Bairisch Herz. Bayerischer Rundfunk Historisches Archiv. Retrieved 26 March 2019 (in German).
- ^ Bayerischer Rundfunk (2019). Komödienstadel: Das Dienstjubiläum . Retrieved 26 March 2019 (in German).
- ^ Ebnet, Werner (2016). Sie haben in München gelebt: Biografien aus acht Jahrhunderten, p. 349. Allitera Verlag ISBN 3869069112 (in German)
External links edit
- Martha Kunig-Rinach at IMDb
- Martha Kunig-Rinach on Film portal
