Elvis Presley in Germany 2

by | Jul 25, 2013

Elvis Presley in West Germany • Part 1 | Part 2 Elvis Gets His First Haircut in Germany On October 7, 1958, a week after his arrival, Private Presley went to the army barber shop for a haircut. Karl-Heinz Stein was a German barber (Friseur) and the same age as Elvis...

Billy Wilder Films

by | Jul 18, 2013

Billy Wilder Filmography “When I came here, Sunset Boulevard was in the country. It was not even asphalted when I came here in 1934.” – Billy Wilder, quoted in Conversations with Wilder Billy Wilder began his long film career in Germany. After six years as a...

Conrad Veidt: The Urn Chronicles

by | Jun 15, 2013

Veidt’s Exile in Death A Conrad Veidt TIMELINE from the date of his death When Conrad and Lilli Veidt sailed to America from England in April 1940, they never could have foreseen or imagined how and why they would return to London in April 1998 — 58 years later,...

Terrorism in Germany

by | Apr 16, 2013

Made in Germany: NSU, RAF, RZ Munich 1972 Following the horrible terrorist attack at the Munich Olympic Games in 1972 and the botched rescue attempt that left all of the hostages dead, Germany created a special federal anti-terrorism police unit known as GSG 9. The...