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The German novelist Erich Maria Remarque was born in Osnabrück in 1898. His first novel, the famous anti-war epic All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), was written based on his experiences as a soldier in WWI, and published in 1929. He moved to Switzerland until 1939 and later emigrated to the US. He died in 1970 in Locarno, Switzerland.

Jochen Horst finished the university of Graz/Austria in Perfoming Arts, Literature & Theatre Studies with "summa cum laud" in 1986. Because of his bilingual upbringing (his grandfather is from Chicago) he went to London for further training at the Lee Strasberg Institute to deepen his studies in different acting techniques, especially in the so called "Method". While he stayed in London and Australia for many years, he did films in Italy, England and France. He also did many plays in the theater. In 1989 he was awarded with the "O.E. Hasse-Award" a most prestigious award for best newcomer in the theater in Germany and the "Grimme Award" for best actor in 1996, and a couple of Nominations in the following years for his film work. Jochen lives now in Spain.

Jana Klinge was born on 24 November 1980 in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, West Germany. She is an actress, known for 21:37 (2009), Berliner Reigen (2007) and Kryo (2016).

Jost Vacano was born on 15 March 1934 in Osnabrück, Germany. He is a cinematographer, known for Das Boot (1981), Starship Troopers (1997) and RoboCop (1987).

Markus Bensch has worked in the industry since 1992. He has been working in the location department ever since. He joined LMGI in 2016. In the same year he was nominated for an LMGI award for his contribution to the Steven Spielberg film " Bridge of Spies ". In 2020 Markus Bensch was accepted into the production design branch of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Mr Bensch lives in Berlin, Germany.

Andreas Hofer was born on 19 May 1962 in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, West Germany. He is an actor, known for Alisa: Follow Your Heart (2009), Baader (2002) and Reparation Day.

Benno Sterzenbach was born on 3 March 1916 in Osnabrück, Germany. He was an actor, known for Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966), Raumpatrouille - Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion (1966) and Der Geisterzug (1963). He was married to Almut Rothweiler. He died on 13 September 1985 in Feldafing, Bavaria, Germany.

Michael Schenk was born on 21 December 1965 in Osnabrück, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008), Enemy at the Gates (2001) and The Reader (2008).

Alexandra Gondorf was born in 1986 in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Matthias Klimsa was born on 13 February 1971 in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, West Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Berlin, Berlin (2002), Plötzlich Papa - Einspruch abgelehnt! (2008) and Heiter bis tödlich - Hauptstadtrevier (2012).

Uwe Fellensiek was born on 30 August 1955 in Osnabrück, Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Kowalski: Allah (2019), Alles was zählt (2006) and Tal der Skorpione (2019).

Mathias was born on June 23, 1902. During his long career Mathias starred in more than 50 films and was a veteran of countless stage roles specializing in portrayals of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Dr. Faust. Of his films, one of the more famous he starred in was the Leni Riefenstahl directed The Blue Light (1932), made in 1932. Frau Riefenstahl acted in this film as well as directed it. In "Das Blaue Licht", Mathias plays the lead opposite Frau Riefenstahl as a painter who befriends her with unhappy consequences. Frau Riefenstahl and Mathias had worked together previously in another film Storm Over Mont Blanc (1930) in 1930. Frau Riefenstahl, who is 99 years young and whose 100th birthday is coming up in August, 2002, remembers Mathias very well as "ein wunderbarer Mensch". Another famous film is the 1936 feature _Ewige Maske, Die (1936)_ a film about a doctor dealing with and overcoming his mental illness. This movie won the 1937 American National Board of Review award for best foreign film and Mathias won the award for best actor. The film was also nominated for an award at the Venice Film Festival.

During the time of the National Socialist regime Mathias was "persona non grata" with Joseph Goebbels, the Minister of Propaganda who was responsible for film production in Germany.

Other notable films were the 1952 entry at the Cannes Film Festival _Herz der Welt (1951)_ in which Mathias portrayed Dr. Alfred Nobel, and 1954's Fear (1954) co-starring Ingrid Bergman and directed by her husband Roberto Rossellini. In this movie, Mathias plays Ingrid Bergman's husband and it's about an affair Bergman's character has while married to Mathias' character.

As a stage actor, Mathias was in many, many different productions including German versions of plays by Shakespeare, G.B. Shaw, and Henrik Ibsen, as well as plays by Germans like Bertholt Brecht. In fact, Mathias was a mainstay of the Deutsches Theater in Berlin for a number of years in the 1920s. It was while working as an actor in Berlin that Mathias met his wife Erika (Friedericke Anna Hedwig Meingast), who was a stage actress. They married on January 11, 1926. Erika gave up her promising acting career after marrying Mathias in order that she could help him in his career. Mathias also worked in radio and recorded narratives of famous works accompanied by symphonic music. Examples of CDs that are currently available are Deutsche Grammophon's 2000 release of "Mathias Wieman spricht Homer. Aus Der Odyssee" and Deutsche Grammophon's 2002 release of "Herman Hesse. Tractat vom Steppenwolf," and "Mozart auf der Reise nach Prag" (Deutsche Grammophon, 1968).

After World War 2, Mathias and Erika moved to Zurich, Switzerland, and it was there that Mathias died from cancer in 1969, followed by Erika, also cancer-related, in 1972. They had no children.

Tim Ellrich was born on 27 April 1989 in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for Losing Vietnam (2020), The Bathtub (2016) and Veiled (2014).

Nele Schepe was born in 1993 in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Morden im Norden (2012) and Club der roten Bänder (2015).

Sebastian Fahr-Brix was born on 24 January 1966 in Osnabrück, Germany. He is an assistant director and producer, known for Cloud Atlas (2012), Run Lola Run (1998) and The International (2009).

Herbert Tiede was born on 3 March 1915 in Osnabrück, Germany. He was an actor, known for Gestatten - Mein Name ist Cox (1961), Es muß nicht immer Kaviar sein (1977) and Rommel ruft Kairo (1959). He died on 12 January 1987 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.

Olaf Scholz was born on 14 June 1958 in Osnabrück, Germany. He is an actor, known for Auf einen Döner mit (2025), Farbe bekennen (1990) and Tagesschau (1952). He has been married to Britta Ernst since 1998.

Matthias Hartmann was born on 27 June 1963 in Osnabrück, Germany. He is a producer and director, known for Das Netz - Power Play (2022), Die letzten Zeugen (2014) and The Net. He has been married to Alexandra Liedtke since 2005. They have three children.

Boris Pistorius was born on 14 March 1960 in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. He has been married to Julia Schwanholz since December 2023. He was previously married to Sabine Heß.

Gesche Tebbenhoff was born on 28 January 1966 in Osnabrück, Germany. She is an actress, known for Medicopter 117 - Jedes Leben zählt (1998), Harald (1997) and Assignment Berlin (1998). She is married to Manfred Stücklschwaiger. They have two children.

Herman van Pels was born on 31 March 1889 in Osnabrück, Germany. He was married to Auguste van Pels. He died on 6 September 1944 in Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Oswiecim, Malopolskie, Poland.

Otto Busse was born on 9 July 1923 in Osnabrück, Germany. He is an actor, known for Die schwarze Galeere (1962), The Rabbit Is Me (1965) and The Adventures of Werner Holt (1965).

Walter Warlimont was born on 3 October 1894 in Osnabrück, Germany. He was married to Anita Freiin von Kleydorf. He died on 9 October 1976 in Kreuth, Miesbach, Germany.

Christian Wulff was born on 19 June 1959 in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. He is an actor, known for Mein alter Freund Fritz (2007), Der Torwart and Semperopernball - Die große Ballnacht aus Dresden (2006).

Birgitta Tolksdorf was born on 9 December 1947 in Osnabrück, Germany. She is an actress, known for Love of Life (1951).