Chemnitzer Kpfe auf der Bhne und im Film

The wealth of Saxony was - so the common saying goes - created in Chemnitz, increased through trade in Leipzig, and squandered in Dresden. In Chemnitz, machines thudded and purred, forcing thousands under their yoke. Yet, precisely because of this, there were also many inventors, entrepreneurs, artists, actors, graphic designers, and top athletes who made Chemnitz a city of intellect, a place of modernity throughout all times. And where many people work, they also seek diversion and pleasure. Particularly, the new media of mass society received important impulses from here. In this volume, we encounter individuals who provided spaces for the entertainment industry, populated its stages, and set standards, such as architect Max Littmann, singer Richard Tauber, actresses Charlotte Hagenbruch, Bruni Löbel, and Gerlind Ahnert, as well as, of course, figure skating coach Jutta Müller and singer, presenter, and ambassador of the Ore Mountains, Marianne Martin.