Rammstein is a German band that was formed in 1994. Rammstein musical style incorporates elements of metal/hard rock, industrial metal, and electronic music, which the band has termed 'Tanz (dance) Metal'. Their songs are performed almost exclusively in German. They have sold over 12 million records worldwide. The Story Rammstein was started … [Read more...]
Richard Kruspe – Father and Lead-Guitarist of Rammstein
Richard Z. Kruspe was born in Wittenberge, East Germany on June 24, 1967. He has two older sisters and brother. His parents divorced when he was young.His mother remarried, but he did not get along with his stepfather. As a child, Richard was a fan of KISS. When he was twelve, he had a KISS poster in his room, but his stepfather tore it down and … [Read more...]
Baron von Steuben
How about getting couple of centuries back into the colonial America? Let us have a look at the American struggle for independence and learn about the crucial role of the German General von Steuben in it. Born in Magdeburg, Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm Augustus von Steuben became a soldier at 16 and served under Frederick the Great together with the … [Read more...]
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
"I would like to build a house with my films." Rainer Werner Maria Fassbinder (May 31, 1945 – June 10, 1982) is one of the most important representatives of the New German Cinema. He was the first to announce, that grandpa’s cinema (“Opas Kino”) was dead. Rainer dreamed to merge the division of labor of the studio system with the author’s personal … [Read more...]
Oskar Schindler
We all know the story of Oskar Schindler from Steven Spielberg's Academy Award-winning film Schindler's List. Oskar Schindler was a remarkable man who miraculously saved more than 1,200 Jews from the gas chambers. He did what nobody else did in those scary times of death camps and mass murder. He was all that stood between his Jews and the SS and … [Read more...]
Michael Schumacher – German Racing Star
Michael Schumacher is a seven-time World Champion F1 driver and tops the list of most Grand Prix wins in the history of Formula One. His career statistics - including an astonishing 91 wins - are so incredible they will probably never be beaten. Early years Schumacher was born on January 3, 1969 to Rolf and Elisabeth Schumacher. The family … [Read more...]
Marlene Dietrich – The Immortal Legend of Glamour
Marlene Dietrich (27 December 1901 – 6 May 1992) was a German-American actress and singer. Dietrich remained popular throughout her long career by continually re-inventing herself, professionally and personally. In the Berlin of the 1920s, she acted on the stage and in silent films. Her performance as "Lola-Lola" in The Blue Angel, directed by … [Read more...]
Ernst Lubitsch: a German Who Conquered Hollywood
A sky-rocket way from a stage performer to a sophisticated comedy director. Ernst Lubitsch (January 28, 1892 – November 30, 1947) was "a man of pure cinema", as Alfred Hitchcock said. He was an actor, a director, a producer. And a writer! All these jobs he did extraordinarily successfully. Who else could boast of 75 wonderful films that … [Read more...]
Levi Strauss
The Origin of Levi's Denim Blue Jeans The great father of blue jeans, Levi Strauss (February 26, 1829 – September 26, 1902) was a German-born American entrepreneur, Jewish by birth. Loeb Strauss (he liked the name "Levi Strauss") was born in Buttenheim in Franconia, Bavaria in 1829. The 18-year-old German immigrant left for New York City … [Read more...]
Kaethe Kollwitz – the Artist of Grief
Käthe Kollwitz is considered to be the brightest German artist of the 20th century I do not want to die . . . until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown. -- Kaethe Kollwitz Kollwitz was gifted with an extraordinary talent for drawing. Though she … [Read more...]
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