Hans Bertram
| Hans Bertram | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
Hans-Karl Bertram 26 February 1906 Remscheid, Germany |
| Died |
8 January 1993 (aged 86) Munich, Germany |
| Occupation | Aviator, screenwriter, film director |
| Years active | 1938–85 |
| Spouse(s) | Gisela Uhlen |
|
Military career | |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1938–45 |
| Rank | Major |
Hans Bertram (26 February 1906 – 8 January 1993) was a German aviator, screenwriter and film director.
Biography
Early life
Hans Bertram was born on 26 February 1906 in Remscheid, Germany.[1]
Career
He became an aviator. In 1920 Bertram trained under Instructor Paul Bäumer, a German WW1 aviator, at Hamburg Fuhlsbuttel Airport. [2] In 1932, whilst attempting a round-the world flight in a Junkers seaplane, he and his co-pilot became lost in the remote coast of northern Australia.
In 1934, Bertram joined the Nazi Party and the SA, and his first work in film was in making propaganda.[3]
During World War II his Messerschmidt plane was shot down over Libya. He was taken as a prisoner of war and sent to Australia in 1941.[4]
He had a successful career in film and wrote ten films between 1938 and 1985.[1] He also directed six films between 1939 and 1952.[1]
Personal life
He was married to German actress Gisela Uhlen.
Death
He died on 8 January 1993 in Munich, Germany.[1]
Selected filmography
- Women for Golden Hill (1938)
- D III 88 (1939)
- Eine große Liebe (directed, 1949)
References
- 1 2 3 4 Hans Bertram at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Hans Bertram (1985). Flight into Hell.
- ↑ Ernst Klee: Das Kulturlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2007, p. 47
- ↑ "Hans Bertram Returns—Under Guard". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 26 August 1941. p. 1. Retrieved 1 September 2014.