Paul O'Montis (3 April 1894 in

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as Paul Wendel – 17 July 1940 in

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) was a German singer, impersonator, and cabaret artist. O'Montis grew up in

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. In 1924, he came to

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where he made first theater experiences on different cabaret stages. When he appeared in Friedrich Hollaender's revue Laterna Magica in 1926, he was noticed by the press for the first time. His first record was released by

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in 1927. In 1939, he was arrested, quite possibly because of his homosexuality. In 1940, he died in the concentration camp Sachsenhausen. Officially, he committed suicide but this is very controversial. His grave is located at the municipal cemetery Altglienicke in the Berlin borough

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, in a collective grave.Rima Gutte: grave list for publicly maintained graves, Altglienicke cemetery, war graves. Ed.: District Office Treptow-Köpenick of Berlin. 3 July 2019.

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