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Peter Frankenfeld (born ''Willi Julius August Frankenfeldt'' on 31 May 1913 in
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– 4 January 1979 in
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) was a
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comedian, radio and television personality. After
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he became an interpreter with the U.S. military government. In 1948 he went into broadcasting. He pioneered
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programs on West German radio and television, becoming the country's best-known programme host and entertainer. He is remembered for some classic sketches such as "Der Überzieher" (about a man getting in trouble in a restaurant because he has to constantly guard his overcoat), "Die Bürgschaft" (his bumbling attempt to recite Schiller's poem '' The Hostage''), or "Die Wetterkarte" (''The Weather Chart'', where he speaks in a wide variety of German dialects). In 1962, he and director Heinz Dunkhase discovered the comedy sketch
Dinner for One ''Dinner for One'', also known as ''The 90th Birthday'' (german: link=no, Der 90. Geburtstag), is a two-hander comedy sketch, written by British author Lauri Wylie for the theatre. After featuring on the stage, the German TV broadcaster, Nordde ...
in Blackpool which was staged in Frankenfeld's live show shortly thereafter, and recorded on 8 July 1963. The show was re-run occasionally on German television until it got its fixed spot on New Year's Eve in 1972. He was married to the singer
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