Christen kauffman biography for kids

This page was last modified on 26 September , at Suggest an edit. Kaufmann in Die Stimme der Sehnsucht [de]. Die singenden Engel von Tirol [de]. As of Tomorrow [de]. Wie ein Blitz [de]. Burning Daylight [de]. Is writing fiction a different process for you than writing poetry? I never really thought about it taking other forms or exploring the idea in different genres.

I am currently working on a poetry and a nonfiction manuscript, so I tried to avoid this story simply because of time with two kids under three at home, writing time is hard to come by , but this mother and her squid kept demanding my attention. My process with fiction is different only in that plot is more significant. But as you pointed out, I approach fiction in much the same way that I do poetry and essays.

Really everything I write is some form of hybrid. I tend to bring the language and images I use in poetry into everything else I write. I try to look at sentences the way I look at lines in a poem. The ending is haunting. I really struggled with how to end this piece. Kaufmann married three more times: to television director Achim Lenz —76 , musician and actor Reno Eckstein — and illustrator Klaus Zey — Kaufmann enjoyed traveling.

She moved from one place to another frequently. She spoke three languages: German, English, and French. Kaufmann died of leukemia in Munich at age 72 on 28 March , only a few days after she had been diagnosed with the disease. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version.

Christen kauffman biography for kids

In other projects. Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item. German actress — This article is about the actress. For the Montana state senator, see Christine Kaufmann politician. Lengdorf , Reichsgau Steiermark , German Reich. Munich , Bavaria , Germany. Tony Curtis. Achim Lenz. Reno Eckstein. Klaus Zey. Life and career [ edit ]. They were thrilled [about my Family Ties audition] and wanted me to read for them—after all, I got cast on the spot.

I read [that] first line; both their mouths dropped. Just like that. Edgar said, "Well, that's just wonderful, young lady, but when you show up for work, make sure you say it right. The word sounds like 'kernul,' not 'colon' the organ then 'el. The audience loved it. I found that out after I got a mystery residual in the mail. That has always made me smile.

Susan Isaacs s2 : They brought in extra hairstylists to cover us guest stars [but they] obviously didn't know the show. The stylist who did our hair looked like she'd retired to Palm Desert in to work on her tan. I think she did my hair first. I was so mortified. But it was my first job. I didn't know I could protest. Lenora and Kathleen got the same janky hairdos.

When Kathleen came back from hair, she looked at Lenora and me and said something to the effect of "No way in hell am I doing this with this hair. I think they were already thinking the same thing, but I was impressed that Kathleen spoke her mind. Another anecdote: I'd always been cast as the smart-mouthed character, never the straight man. I couldn't help feel envious of Kathleen playing the sassy friend role.

I did get one shot at it with my line "He's not the one that's going to get pregnant. I never would have been cast. She killed it. Kathleen Wilhoite s2 : My car broke down and Justine Bateman drove me to work. We've been friends ever since. I remember Kathleen was blowing her lines so we did many retakes. I guess that wasn't really funny, just different.

Alan Blumenfeld s2, 3, 4, 5, 6 : I remember Michael J. Fox was shooting Teen Wolf and he was learning to dribble and shoot. He'd walk around the set dribbling. The set was so warm and kind. The family and friends of the regulars and the family of the guest cast were always invited to a dinner in between shows. Michael Gross said keep [the line]. That was not the case on the next Gary David Goldberg show I did Champs where they didn't want us to suggest ideas because they were afraid it would run long.

In today's TV world, it's delicate how much you can contribute. Justine Bateman, who is really great, and I were having a conversation. I was taken with her being really beautiful. I was awkwardly talking and put my hand on the base on the beam pole that was covered in grease. She said "You might want to wash that. All those leads were so relaxed.

The four of us were all kids at the time who went on to be leads in later shows. When that episode came up, I recorded it and showed Melissa [Gilbert, his wife]. Tate and I would later work together again when I directed Damages. It was great [recalling] back to some of our earliest work. But now it's just depressing because it was years ago.

I'm 15 years older than Michael Gross was when we did that show. I look older now than he did then. But he was too young to be the dad of those guys, I thought. Matthew Barry s3 : It was the worst audition I had ever had. I had been in a slump since arriving in L. For this audition I went into the casting office wanting to try something different, and I played Scott "goofy.