Christian, Norbert |
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BORN 5 Dec 1925, Berlin - DIED 18 Dec 1976, Berlin GRAVE LOCATION Berlin: Städtischer Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde, Gudrunstrasse, Lichtenberg (8 (Künstlerabteilung)) |
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Norbert Christian attended Helene Lackner's acting school and debuted at the Stadttheater in Greifswald in 1943. Between 1949 and 1952 he was engaged in Rostock, where he also worked as a director. In 1952 he joined Bertold Brech's Berliner Ensemble and he stayed there until 1971. In 1961 he received the Art Prize of the DDR. His first wife was Myriam Sello-Christian (1917-1970) and the actor Michael Christian (b.1947) is their son. His second wife was Erdmute Schmidt (b.1943). He died in 1976 in Berlin, aged 51. |
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 The grave of Norbert Christian at the Städtischer Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde, Berlin. Picture by Androom (07 Aug 2019) |
Sources • Mende, Hans-Jürgen, Lexicon Berliner Grabstätten, Haude & Spener, 2006 • Norbert Christian – Wikipedia |
