Gerry Wolff - Porträt in Noten (Amiga, 1969)

Gerry Wolff was born on June 23, 1920 in Bremen, Germany. He was an actor, known for "Wenn du groß bist, lieber Adam" (1990), "For Eyes only (Streng geheim)" (1963), "Nackt unter Wölfen" (1963) and "Die Jagd nach dem Stiefel" (1962). He was married to Mirjam Asriel. He died on February 16, 2005 in Oranienburg, Brandenburg, Germany.

Gerry Wolff was born as a son of the actor Martin Wolff and the soubrette Grete Lilien. At the age of eleven years he became an orphan and grew up by his grandmother. They emigrated in 1935 to England because of their Jewish origin and survived thereby the Holocaust.
Gerry Wolff returned to Germany in 1947 and became an ensemble member at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm and later at the Volksbühen in East Berlin. He also started working as an film and tv actor in the DEFA ensemble.

He was also a well-known chanson interpreter in the GDR ("Die Rose war rot") and a TV moderator.
The Dietz publishing house released a wonderful book about the life of Gerry Wolff, edited by Wolfgang Herzberg, named "Gerry Wolff: Die Rose war rot".

The album "Porträt in Noten" was released in 1969 on the Amiga label in the German Democratic Republic. The album features tracks like the forementioned "Die Rose war rot" and interpretations of songs/lyrics by Georg Herwegh, Mikis Theodorakis, C. M. Bellmann, Francois Villon, Carlos Puebla and Ewan McColl.

Gerry Wolff - Porträt in Noten (Amiga, 1969)
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