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Kurt Maetzig

film director (1911–2012)

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Born
January 25, 1911
Died
August 8, 2012
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1911

About Kurt Maetzig

Kurt Maetzig was a German film director who had a significant effect on the film industry in East Germany. He was one of the most respected filmmakers of the GDR. After his retirement he lived in Wildkuhl, Mecklenburg, and had three children. After the war, he moved back to Berlin, where he co-founded a group called "Filmaktiv" in 1945, whose aim was to organise a resumption of film production. He joined the newly founded state-owned film studio, DEFA, in 1947, where he worked as a director both of documentaries and feature films. During the Second World War, Maetzig became a member of the illegal Communist Party in 1944.

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Kurt Maetzig timeline

  1. During the Second World War, Maetzig became a member of the illegal Communist Party in 1944.
  2. After the war, he moved back to Berlin, where he co-founded a group called "Filmaktiv" in 1945, whose aim was to organise a resumption of film production.
  3. He joined the newly founded state-owned film studio, DEFA, in 1947, where he worked as a director both of documentaries and feature films.

The world when Kurt Maetzig was born

Kurt Maetzig was born in 1911. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1911

  • Best-selling book"The Broad Highway" – Jeffery Farnol

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Indianapolis 500 race
  • Top headlineTriangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 workers
  • Technology milestoneFirst transcontinental airplane flight (49 days)
  • World population~1.71B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population93.4M

1911 versus 2026

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Measure19112026
Population93.4M341 million

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