Rosa von Praunheim
Rosa von Praunheim | |
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_crop.jpg) Rosa von Praunheim, Berlin, 2018 | |
| Born | Holger Radtke 25 November 1942 Riga, Reichskommissariat Ostland (now Latvia) |
| Died | 17 December 2025 (aged 83) Berlin, Germany |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, author |
| Years active | 1969–2025 |
| Website | rosavonpraunheim |
Holger Bernhard Bruno Mischwitzky (born Holger Radtke; 25 November 1942 – 17 December 2025), known professionally as Rosa von Praunheim, was a German movie director, author, producer, LGBTQ+ activist and professor. He was thought to be one of the most imporant queer activists in the German-speaking world.[1]
Von Praunheim helped make Queer Cinema popular from the very beginning. Von Praunheim was a key co-founder of the modern lesbian and gay movement in West Germany and Switzerland.[2] He was an early supporter of AIDS awareness and safer sex. He was one of the most important representatives of the New German Cinema.
Von Praunheim died in Berlin, Germany on 17 December 2025, at the age of 83.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Germany's most famous gay rights activist: Rosa von Praunheim". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ↑ Haggerty, George E. (2000), Gay Histories and Cultures: An Encyclopedia, Taylor & Francis, p. 753, ISBN 0-8153-1880-4
- ↑ Kai Kleinwächter: "Filmemacher Rosa von Praunheim ist tot". berliner-zeitung.de, 17 December 2025 (in German). Retrieved 17 December 2025.
Other websites
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Media related to Rosa von Praunheim at Wikimedia Commons
Quotations related to Rosa von Praunheim at Wikiquote
- Rosa von Praunheim on IMDb
- Official website (in German and English)
- Rosa von Praunheim in the Video Data Bank
- Rosa von Praunheim discography at Discogs
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