Biebl von Klippstein-Sporrer, Elisabeth (1915-1989)

Biebl von Klippstein-Sporrer, Elisabeth

ACTOR, SINGER (GERMANY)

BORN 8 May 1915, München, Bayern - DIED 4 Dec 1989, München, Bayern
BIRTH NAME Biebl, Elisabeth
GRAVE LOCATION München, Bayern: Waldfriedhof (017-W-106)

Elisabeth Biebl appeared as a dancer at the Munich State Opera when she was a child. She studied dancing and from 1930 to 1931 she was engaged at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich. She continued to study acting and singing in Munich. From 1934 to 1938 she worked as a singer at the Stadttheater in Fürth. Her contract was ended after she married the operetta singer Hans-Heinz Bolmann, but her reputation had also suffered from rumors that she had an affair with the nazi Frank Jakob (1891-1965).

After she had a child, she returned to the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz 1940. Together with actor and director Fritz Fischer she was very successful in the musical comedy "Gitta". After the war she remained a member of the permanent ensemble of the theatre until 1978. She mostly took the stage as a soprano in operetta. She also appereared in several movies, including "Die drei Dorfheiligen" (1949). When filming that movie she fell in love with Ernst von Klipstein and he became her second husband. The marriaged failed after a short time. Peter Sporrer became her third husband, but this marriage failed as well. After that she used the name Elisabeth von Klipstein-Sporrer. She died in Munich in 1989.

Images

The grave of Elisabeth Biebl at the Waldfriedhof, Munich.
Picture by Androom (22 Aug 2007)