Karl Valentin was born on June 4, 1882 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany as Valentin Ludwig Fey. He was an actor and writer, known for Die Erbschaft (1936), The Jolly Vagabonds (1912) and Der verhexte Scheinwerfer (1934). He was married to Gisela Royes. He died on February 9, 1948 in Planegg, Bavaria.
The Nazis forbade him to make any more films after 1941 and he was forced to make a living from making and selling wooden utensils.
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There is a statue of Karl Valentin located at the heart of the Viktualienmarkt in Munich.
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Originally trained to be a carpenter.
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After performing in a Munich bar in February 1948, he was coincidentally locked in the building and had to spend the night without any protection from the cold. The next day he was found. Karl Valentin caught a cold from that night and died within a few days.
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As he hated traveling, he refused to tour in the United States.
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Was admired by many artists and authors such as Bertolt Brecht, Thomas Mann and Kurt Tucholsky and still inspires many writers and cabaret artists in the German speaking countries.
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After founding the "Panoptikum", a chamber of horror, in Munich, he lost all his savings. Liesl Karlstadt, who also had invested in the project, was hospitalized due to mental problems after the bankruptcy.
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In the 1920s and 1930s, he became Germany's most popular comedian and cabaret artist, often collaborating with Liesl Karlstadt.
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"The Karl Valentin Museum" in Munich at the "Isartor" is dedicated to him and his unforgotten humor.
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Legendary German comedian, whose jokes and sketches became legendary, although they were more profound as they seemed to be.
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