Rosa von Praunheim
Known For
Directing
Born
1942-11-25 in Riga, Latvia
Died
2025-12-17
Biography
Rosa von Praunheim, born Holger Bernhard Bruno Waldemar Mischwitzky, was a German film director, author, painter and the most famous gay rights activist in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. A prolific director, he has made over seventy feature films. He began his career associated to the New German Cinema as a senior member of the Berlin school of underground filmmaking. He took the artistic female name Rosa von Praunheim to remind people of the pink triangle that homosexuals had to wear in Nazi concentration camps.
Most Known For
ZIBB
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Markus Lanz
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Die Harald Schmidt Show
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DAS!
DAS!
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NDR Talk Show
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Grimme Award
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Kölner Treff
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Zimmer frei!
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Menschen bei Maischberger
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3 nach 9
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ANNE WILL
Through the Night with...
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Nachtstudio
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Tietjen und Bommes
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The Bite
Das perfekte Promi-Dinner
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Friendship of Men
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Pfui, Rosa!
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