Inge von Wangenheim

Ingeborg "Inge" von Wangenheim (; 1 July 1912 – 6 April 1993) was a German actress and joined the Communist Party. After the war, she became a successful East German writer.

She left a photographic archive from the years she spent living in Moscow during the 1930s and 40s when very few people had access to photographic equipment for both economic and political reasons.

Life

Early years Inge Franke was born into a working-class family in Berlin. Her mother was a garment worker. On leaving school she attended a drama academy, before taking a succession of minor acting roles at various theatres including that at the Schiffbauerdamm, also taking small parts in productions staged by Erwin Piscator. She joined the Communist Party (KPD) in 1930. Inge von Wangenheim: Some published works Die Aufgaben der Kunstschaffenden im neuen Deutschland, Berlin 1947 Mein Haus Vaterland, Berlin 1950 Zum 175. Todestag Konrad Ekhofs, Berlin 1953 Auf weitem Feld, Berlin 1954 Am Morgen ist der Tag ein Kind, Berlin 1957 Einer Mutter Sohn, Berlin 1958 Professor Hudebraach, Halle (Saale) 1961 Das Zimmer mit den offenen Augen, Halle (Saale) 1965 Die Geschichte und unsere Geschichten, Halle (Saale) 1966 Reise ins Gestern, Halle 1967 Die hypnotisierte Kellnerin, Rudolstadt 1968 Kalkutta liegt nicht am Ganges, Rudolstadt 1970 Die Verschwörung der Musen, Halle (Saale) 1971 Die Probe, Halle (Saale) 1973 Die tickende Bratpfanne, Rudolstadt 1974 Von Zeit zu Zeit, Halle/Saale 1975 Hamburgische Elegie, Halle (Saale) 1977 Spaal, Rudolstadt 1979 Die Entgleisung, Halle [u.a.] 1980 Genosse Jemand und die Klassik, Halle [u.a.] 1982 Mit Leib und Seele, Halle [u.a.] 1982 Weiterbildung, Halle [u.a.] 1983 Schauplätze, Rudolstadt 1983 Station 5, Halle [u.a.] 1985 Deutsch und Geschichte, Halle [u.a.] 1986 Der goldene Turm, Rudolstadt 1988 Auf Germanias Bärenfell, Bucha bei Jena 2002 From 1949 she worked, primarily, as a writer.

In the 1960s von Wangenheim also started to pen reports about her travels in the west.

Awards and honours As media celebrities with strong anti-Nazi credentials, and in good standing with the East German authorities, Gustav and Inge von Wangenheim led a privileged existence. More than one commentator described them as "Communist nobility". (1) the regular award of a literary contribution to Humanism and Peace, (2) to bring together the life's works of authors whose books were banned during the Nazi years, and make these available and (3) to train and publish young authors.