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{{short description|German designer, actor, and photographer}}

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{{Infobox person
| name = Albrecht Becker
| name = Albrecht Becker
| image = Albrechtbecker,1930.jpg
| image = Albrechtbecker,1930.jpg
| caption = Becker c. 1920
| caption = Becker {{circa}} 1930
| birth_date = {{birth date|1906|11|14|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1906|11|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Thale]], [[German Empire]]
| birth_place = [[Thale]], [[German Empire]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2002|4|22|1906|11|14|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2002|4|22|1906|11|14|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Hamburg, Germany]]
| death_place = [[Hamburg]], Germany
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
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}}


'''Albrecht Becker''' (14 November 1906 – 22 April 2002) was a [[Germans|German]] [[production designer]], [[photographer]], and [[actor]] who was imprisoned by the [[National Socialist]] regime for the charge of [[homosexuality]].
'''Albrecht Becker''' (14 November 1906 – 22 April 2002) was a [[Germans|German]] [[production designer]], [[photographer]], and [[actor]] who was imprisoned by the [[Nazi]] regime for the charge of [[homosexuality]].


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Born in [[Thale]], Germany, Becker trained as a teacher. At eighteen he began a relationship with the Director of the State Archive in [[Würzburg]], [[Joseph Friedrich Abert]], an older man. The relationship lasted ten years. Through this contact he met an array of influential and artistic people. He was an actor and production designer.
Born in [[Thale]], Germany, Becker trained as a teacher. At age eighteen, he began a relationship with the Director of the State Archive in [[Würzburg]], [[Joseph Friedrich Abert]], an older man. The relationship lasted ten years. Through this contact, he met an array of influential and artistic people. He was an actor and production designer.


Later in life he devoted himself completely to photography. While living in [[Freiburg im Breisgau|Freiburg]] and [[Vienna]], he showed his first exhibitions and earned his first commissions. He supplemented his income by providing photographs for newspapers and magazines.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hmd.org.uk/resource/albrecht-becker/|title=Holocaust Memorial Day Trust {{!}} Albrecht Becker|language=en|access-date=2019-01-27}}</ref>
Later in life, he devoted himself completely to photography. While living in [[Freiburg im Breisgau|Freiburg]] and [[Vienna]], he showed his first exhibitions and earned his first commissions. He supplemented his income by providing photographs for newspapers and magazines.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hmd.org.uk/resource/albrecht-becker/|title=Holocaust Memorial Day Trust {{!}} Albrecht Becker|language=en|access-date=2019-01-27}}</ref>


==Würzburg==
==Würzburg==
Würzburg is a small town in the southern state of [[Bavaria]]. Living in Würzburg in the 1930s was a Jewish wine merchant by the name of Dr Leopold Obermayer, who apparently complained to the local police department that his mail was being opened. The complaint was investigated by the [[Gestapo]], who took the liberty to search Obermayer's home and discovered a number of photographs of young men in his safe. One of these photographs was of Albrecht Becker. Becker was brought in for questioning in 1935 on suspicion of violating [[Paragraph 175]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sfi.usc.edu/video/gay-pride-albrecht-becker-gay-life-1934-germany|title=Gay Pride: Albrecht Becker on gay life in 1934 Germany|last=Dana|first=Visit the USC|last2=Letters|first2=David College of|website=USC Shoah Foundation|language=en|access-date=2019-01-27|last3=Arts|last4=Sciences}}</ref>
Würzburg is a city in the southern state of [[Bavaria]]. Living in Würzburg in the 1930s was a Jewish wine merchant by the name of Dr Leopold Obermayer, who apparently complained to the local police department that his mail was being opened. The complaint was investigated by the [[Gestapo]], who took the liberty to search Obermayer's home and discovered a number of photographs of young men in his safe. One of these photographs was of Albrecht Becker. Becker was brought in for questioning in 1935 on suspicion of violating [[Paragraph 175]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sfi.usc.edu/video/gay-pride-albrecht-becker-gay-life-1934-germany|title=Gay Pride: Albrecht Becker on gay life in 1934 Germany|last=Dana|first=Visit the USC|last2=Letters|first2=David College of|website=USC Shoah Foundation|language=en|access-date=2019-01-27|last3=Arts|last4=Sciences}}</ref>


Becker reportedly declared: "Everybody knows I'm a homosexual." Both Obermayer and Becker were put on trial. Becker was sentenced to three years in prison at [[Nürnberg]]. Obermayer was also convicted of violating Paragraph 175, but as a Jew was sent to [[Dachau concentration camp]]. He was tortured there and sent to [[Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp]], where he died.
Becker reportedly declared: "Everybody knows I'm a homosexual." Both Obermayer and Becker were put on trial. Becker was sentenced to three years in prison at [[Nürnberg]]. Obermayer was also convicted of violating Paragraph 175, but as a Jew was sent to [[Dachau concentration camp]]. He was tortured there and sent to [[Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp]], where he died.
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==Death==
==Death==
Becker died in [[Hamburg]], Germany in 2002, aged 95.
Becker died of natural causes in [[Hamburg]], Germany in 2002, aged 95.


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[Ball at the Savoy (1955 film)|Ball at the Savoy]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Ball at the Savoy (1955 film)|Ball at the Savoy]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Bandits of the Autobahn]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Bandits of the Autobahn]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Operation Sleeping Bag]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Music in the Blood (1955 film)|Music in the Blood]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Music in the Blood (1955 film)|Music in the Blood]]'' (1955)
* ''[[A Heart Returns Home]]'' (1956)
* ''[[A Heart Returns Home]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Heart Without Mercy ]]'' (1958)
* ''[[Heart Without Mercy]]'' (1958)
* ''[[Pension Schöller (1960 film)|Pension Schöller]]'' (1960)
* ''[[Pension Schöller (1960 film)|Pension Schöller]]'' (1960)
* ''[[Beloved Impostor (1961 film)|Beloved Impostor]]'' (1961)


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
* {{cite web|url=http://www.revue-quasimodo.org/PDFs/7%20-%20Becker%20Albrecht%20Tatouage%20.pdf|title=Becker, le marqué|language=French|accessdate=19 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716101623/http://www.revue-quasimodo.org/PDFs/7%20-%20Becker%20Albrecht%20Tatouage%20.pdf|archive-date=16 July 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.revue-quasimodo.org/PDFs/7%20-%20Becker%20Albrecht%20Tatouage%20.pdf|title=Becker, le marqué|language=French|accessdate=19 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716101623/http://www.revue-quasimodo.org/PDFs/7%20-%20Becker%20Albrecht%20Tatouage%20.pdf|archive-date=16 July 2011|url-status=dead}}
* [http://www.rosavonpraunheim.de/ Rosa von Praunheim filmography] (in German). Retrieved 19 December 2010.
* [http://www.rosavonpraunheim.de/ Rosa von Praunheim filmography] (in German). Retrieved 19 December 2010.
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Revision as of 13:53, 18 August 2024

Albrecht Becker
Becker c. 1930
Born(1906-11-14)14 November 1906
Thale, German Empire
Died22 April 2002(2002-04-22) (aged 95)
Hamburg, Germany
OccupationActor

Albrecht Becker (14 November 1906 – 22 April 2002) was a German production designer, photographer, and actor who was imprisoned by the Nazi regime for the charge of homosexuality.

Personal life

Born in Thale, Germany, Becker trained as a teacher. At age eighteen, he began a relationship with the Director of the State Archive in Würzburg, Joseph Friedrich Abert, an older man. The relationship lasted ten years. Through this contact, he met an array of influential and artistic people. He was an actor and production designer.

Later in life, he devoted himself completely to photography. While living in Freiburg and Vienna, he showed his first exhibitions and earned his first commissions. He supplemented his income by providing photographs for newspapers and magazines.[1]

Würzburg

Würzburg is a city in the southern state of Bavaria. Living in Würzburg in the 1930s was a Jewish wine merchant by the name of Dr Leopold Obermayer, who apparently complained to the local police department that his mail was being opened. The complaint was investigated by the Gestapo, who took the liberty to search Obermayer's home and discovered a number of photographs of young men in his safe. One of these photographs was of Albrecht Becker. Becker was brought in for questioning in 1935 on suspicion of violating Paragraph 175.[2]

Becker reportedly declared: "Everybody knows I'm a homosexual." Both Obermayer and Becker were put on trial. Becker was sentenced to three years in prison at Nürnberg. Obermayer was also convicted of violating Paragraph 175, but as a Jew was sent to Dachau concentration camp. He was tortured there and sent to Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, where he died.

Towards the end of the war as the need to replace losses increased Becker was released in order to serve in the Wehrmacht. He served on the Russian front until 1944. Becker spoke of his experiences during the war in the 2000 documentary Paragraph 175.[3]

Last years

During the 1970s, Becker's photography encompassed an eclectic range of subjects including ushers at the Vienna Opera, monks in an Augustinian monastery, Berlin gravediggers, and the ruins of Küstrin. At the center of his work was the human body. He would photograph it either as a whole or part.[4]

Death

Becker died of natural causes in Hamburg, Germany in 2002, aged 95.

Selected filmography

See also

References

  • "Becker, le marqué" (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  • Rosa von Praunheim filmography (in German). Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  1. ^ "Holocaust Memorial Day Trust | Albrecht Becker". Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  2. ^ Dana, Visit the USC; Letters, David College of; Arts; Sciences. "Gay Pride: Albrecht Becker on gay life in 1934 Germany". USC Shoah Foundation. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. ^ Dana, Visit the USC; Letters, David College of; Arts; Sciences. "Albrecht Becker on his arrest". USC Shoah Foundation. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  4. ^ Dana, Visit the USC; Letters, David College of; Arts; Sciences. "Albrecht Becker on post-war silence about the Holocaust". USC Shoah Foundation. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
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