Martin Sperr
German dramatist and actor (1944–2002)
Martin Sperr (14 September 1944 – 6 April 2002) was a German dramatist and actor. He was born in Steinberg near Marklkofen and died in Landshut.
Awards and honors
1978 Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis
Works
1965 Jagdszenen aus Niederbayern
1967 Landshuter Erzählungen
1970 Koralle Meier
1970 Herr Bertolt Brecht sagt. Bei Brecht gelesen und für Kinder und andere Leute ausgesucht (with Monika Sperr)
1971 Münchner Freiheit
1971 Die Kunst der Zähmung (adapted from William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew)
1977 Die Spitzeder
1979 Willst du Giraffen ohrfeigen, mußt du ihr Niveau haben (poems and drawings)
Filmography
1969: Hunting Scenes from Bavaria (dir. Peter Fleischmann)
1970: Mathias Kneissl (dir. Reinhard Hauff)
1972: Strange City
1972: Adele Spitzeder (dir. Peer Raben)
1981–1983: Die Knapp-Familie (TV series)
References
"Gestorben Martin Sperr". Der Spiegel (in German). 16/2002: 206. 2002-04-15.
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