RIP Artur Brauner. Berlin film producer Artur Brauner has
died. As reported by the "Bild" newspaper citing his family, he died on Sunday July 7,
2019. Brauner would have turned 101 on August 1st. Abraham Brauner was born on August
1, 1918 in the Polish city of Łódź. The son of a bourgeois-Jewish home, he
survived the Second World War because he hid in the woods. The largest part of
his family, however, fell victim to mass murder. His future wife Maria,
daughter of a Jewish theater director in Lviv, survived the persecution by the
Nazis with Aryan papers. Brauner was married to her for over 70 years until her
death in December 2017. Like no one else, Artur "Atze" Brauner shaped
German post-war cinema. His CCC founded in 1946 in Berlin-Spandau is the oldest
still active production company in Germany. In the CCC studios stars such as
Romy Schneider, Heinz Rühmann, Curd Jürgens, OW Fischer, Peter Alexander and
Caterina Valente. Brauner's films include "Dr. Mabuse", "Girl in
Uniform" and "The Tiger of Eschnapur". Brauner was best known to
Western fans with his association with the Winnetou film series in the 1960s. His
contribution to the western genre will not be forgotten. RIP.
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