Inge Borde-Klein

Inge Borde-Klein
Born
Ingeborg Borde

(1917-03-18)18 March 1917
Berlin, Germany
Died21 April 2006(2006-04-21) (aged 89)
Berlin
Occupations
  • Puppeteer
  • author

Inge Borde-Klein (18 March 1917 – 21 April 2006) was a German puppeteer and author.

Life and career

Ingeborg Borde was born in Berlin during the First World War.

She became one of the first members of the German section of the international puppetry association, UNIMA, and later remained for many years an honorary member. She was also a co-founder of the Berlin Puppet Theatre. The most active portion of her career coincided with the existence of the German Democratic Republic which is where she lived and worked. She became well known as an author of books on figure theatre, and also published numerous puppet show texts.

She was married to the author-translator Eduard Klein. They published several books together.

Death

Ingeborg Borde-Klein died in Berlin in 2006, predeceased by her husband.

Awards and honours

Selected works

Specialist books
Presentation pieces

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Inge Borde-Klein". Historische interessante Persönlichkeiten auf Berliner Friedhöfen. Dr. Wolfgang Holtsch i.A. Friedparks. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  2. ↑ ""Das fliegende Schweinchen"". A poster advertising a 1965 Christmas Puppet show to be presented by Inge Borde-Klein. Staatsbetrieb Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. Retrieved 30 April 2019.