Robert Lembke
Encyclopedia
Robert Lembke (*17 September 1913 in Munich
; † 14 January 1989) is a German
television presenter and game show host.
Lembke worked as journalist. Together with Hans Habe
, Erich Kästner
and Stefan Heym
Lembke started German newspaper Neue Zeitung in Munich. Since 1949 Lembke worked for German broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk
. Lembke was from 1961 to his death in 1989 game show host of What's My Line?
(with Hans Sachs, actress Marianne Koch
, Annette von Aretin
and Guido Baumann
).
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
; † 14 January 1989) is a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
television presenter and game show host.
Life
Lembke studied after school German law, but didn't finish his university studies. His Jewish father flew in 1936 to England. In 1937, Lembke married Heidi Lembke. After World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Lembke worked as journalist. Together with Hans Habe
Hans Habe
Janos Békessy, better known under his pen name Hans Habe was an Austrian writer and newspaper publisher...
, Erich Kästner
Erich Kästner
Emil Erich Kästner was a German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known for his humorous, socially astute poetry and children's literature.-Dresden 1899–1919:...
and Stefan Heym
Stefan Heym
Helmut Flieg was a German-Jewish writer, known by his pseudonym Stefan Heym. He lived in the United States between 1935 and 1952, before moving back to the part of his native Germany which was, from 1949–1990, German Democratic Republic...
Lembke started German newspaper Neue Zeitung in Munich. Since 1949 Lembke worked for German broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk
Bayerischer Rundfunk
Bayerischer Rundfunk [Bavarian Broadcasting] is the public broadcasting authority for the German Freistaat of Bavaria, with its main offices located in Munich. BR is a member of ARD.- Legal foundation :...
. Lembke was from 1961 to his death in 1989 game show host of What's My Line?
What's My Line?
What's My Line? is a panel game show which originally ran in the United States on the CBS Television Network from 1950 to 1967, with several international versions and subsequent U.S. revivals. The game tasked celebrity panelists with questioning contestants in order to determine their occupations....
(with Hans Sachs, actress Marianne Koch
Marianne Koch
Marianne Koch is a retired German actress of the 1950s and 1960s, best known for her appearances in spaghetti westerns and adventure films of the 1960s. She later worked as a television host and as a physician....
, Annette von Aretin
Annette von Aretin
Annette von Aretin was christened Marie Adelheid Kunigunde Felicitas Elisabeth, Freiin von Aretin.She was the first Bavarian television announcer...
and Guido Baumann
Guido Baumann
Guido G. Baumann was born in 1941 in Wülflingen in the canton of Zurich Switzerland. In 1963, he joined A. Baur & Co., a Swiss company founded in 1897 in Sri Lanka. He was Managing Director of the company from 1986 to 2000 and Chairman till 2003 when he had to resign due to illness.-External links:*...
).
Awards
- 1985: BambiBambiBambi is a 1942 American animated film directed by David Hand , produced by Walt Disney and based on the book Bambi, A Life in the Woods by Austrian author Felix Salten...
- 1970: Bavarian Order of MeritBavarian Order of MeritThe Bavarian Order of Merit is the order of merit of the Free State of Bavaria. It is awarded by the Minister-President of Bavaria as a "recognition of outstanding contributions to the Free State of Bavaria and the Bavarian people"....
- 1968: Goldene Kamera in Category Best Moderation for Was bin ich?
- 1983: Goldene Kamera in Category Camera 30 Jahre Fernsehen