Hildegard Knef
born 28 dec 1925 / died 01 02 2002
catch 1 :
"best singer without a voice" ( Ella Fitzgerald )
catch 2 :
Hilde was one of the most strong & unsuitable women out there
she did never what was expected to do, she did, what she thought that is worth to do
she was true to herself & to the world
her life was full of pain & illness, she complained never & didn't pitty herself
she used the obstacles not as an excuse & not even as an argument
despite her obstinacy or maybe even because of it, she was loved, admired & still is
she started as an actor but reached the top of her expression later
in the ripe years of her life mainly as song writer & chansonier
she sung about her experiences with life
as woman, as actor, as a stubborn, incovenient character & simply as a human
even now, after her death can her life, her struggle with many dangerous diseases &
her straight out way be a guidance for those among us,
who're searching for the "right" sort of life & are going lost by good ment contradictory recipes
Hilde was weak & powerful at the same time, true even
here some LINKS :
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Hildegard Knef site, some english info but mainly german, loveless website
Hildegard heißt heute keine mehr / german / i have probably to translate it, it's a great essay about the dying diva Hildegard Knef
I am that sensitive
Interview mit Peter Hossli / german / Hilde talks about her life in her direct outspoken way
What is it with 2002? A lot of people I really admire have died already, and it's only February.
Woman and a Half
Die deutsche Antwort auf Kim Novak
several album covers
horoscope :
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12 may 2011 / reviewed, tweaked
18 march 2011 / reviewed, corrected, widened
09 march 2003