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Karl Valentin (German comedian, cabaret performer and writer)

  • Valentin Ludwig Fey
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Valentin, Karl
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Person
Gender
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Date of birth
1882-06-04
Place of birth
München
Date of death
1948-02-09
Place of death
Planegg

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Karl Valentin (IPA: ['falɛntiːn], born Valentin Ludwig Fey, 4 June 1882 in Munich – 9 February 1948 in Planegg) was a Bavarian comedian. He had significant influence on German Weimar culture. Valentin starred in many silent films in the 1920s, and was sometimes called the "Charlie Chaplin of Germany". His work has an essential influence on artists like Bertolt Brecht, Samuel Beckett, Loriot and Helge Schneider.

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