Weiss Ferdl

Weiss Ferdl (28 June 1883 19 June 1949, real name: Ferdinand Weisheitinger)[1] was a German actor,[2] humorous folksinger, and author. He appeared in 19 films between 1928 and 1941 and performed regularly at the Platzl, a well-known Munich theater. Weiß Ferdl was born in the town of Altötting, 96 km (60 mi) east of Munich.

Weiss Ferdl
Weiß Ferdl in 1924
Born(1883-06-28)28 June 1883
Altötting, Germany
Died19 June 1949(1949-06-19) (aged 65)
Munich, Germany
OccupationActor
Years active1928-1941

His famous song "Ein Wagen von der Linie Acht" ("A Carriage from Line 8") is still played to this day. It is a mocking song about Munich people and the trams in Munich.[3] The Weiß-Ferdl-Mittelschule, a secondary school in Altötting, has a retired blue Munich Tram carriage in the southeast corner of the schoolyard.[4]

Selected filmography

Selected discography

  • CD Weiß Ferdl, I woaß net wia ma is, Aufnahmen 1919–1946, Ed. Christian Springer, Trikont 2001

Selected bibliography

  • Ich bin kein Intellektueller. Ein heiteres Buch. Hugendubel, München 1941.
  • Bayerische Schmankerl. Hrsg.: Bertl Weiss. dtv, München 1982, ISBN 3-423-01752-X.

References

  1. "Ferdinand Weisheitinger genannt Weiß Ferdl 1883-1949" [Ferdinand Weisheitinger known as Weiß Ferdl 1883-1949]. volkssaengerei.de (in German). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  2. "Weiß Ferdl". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  3. "Ein Wagen der Linie 8" [A Carriage from Line 8]. volkssaengerei.de (in German). Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  4. "Weiß-Ferdl-Mittelschule ... Lernen und Lachen" [Weiß Ferdl Middle School ... Learning and Laughing]. Weiß-Ferdl-Mittelschule (in German). Retrieved 27 November 2020. (as of November 2020, the homepage images include one showing the blue streetcar)

Further reading

  • Sabine Sünwoldt (Bearb.): Weiß Ferdl. Eine weiß-blaue Karriere. Hugendubel, München 1983, ISBN 3-88034-219-9.
  • Robert Eben Sackett: Popular entertainment, class, and politics in Munich, 1900-1923. Study of Munich popular theatre, focusing on Karl Valentin and Weiß Ferdl. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 1982, ISBN 0-674-68985-2 (englisch).
  • Rolf Giesen: Hitler’s Third Reich of the Movies. BearManor Media ISBN 978-1-62933-629-9
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