Gregor Dorfmeister

Gregor Dorfmeister (born March 7, 1929 in Tailfingen, today part of Albstadt) is a German journalist and writer. Under the pseudonym Manfred Gregor, Dorfmeister published three novels. The second is best known in the United States, where it was made into the movie Town Without Pity, with Kirk Douglas and a featured song of the same name as the movie.

Life

Gregor Dorfmeister grew up in Bad Tölz, where he attended high school. In the spring of 1945 at age 16, he was a member of the People's Army in his home region and participated in defending two bridges against advancing American tanks. Seeing one of the tank-crew members wounded was "terrible. ... That's when I became a pacifist". Seven of eight of his young fellow German fighters were also killed in the day's battles before the town fell.[1] In 1946 he finished high school and then worked for a construction company and in the wood processing industry. From 1948 he studied drama, journalism and philosophy at the University of Munich. During this period he completed an internship at a Munich newspaper. From 1954 he was Außenredakteuer of Munich Mercury in Tegernsee, from 1957 in Miesbach and 1960 in Bad Tölz. From 1962 he headed the local paper Tölzer Courier.

Dorfmeister, who in addition to his journalistic work has been committed to the support for disabled people, now lives in retirement in Bad Tölz. In 1981 he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Dorfmeister released three novels under the name Manfred Gregor:

Works

References

  1. Selby, Scott Andrew, The Axmann Conspiracy: The Nazi Plan for a Fourth Reich and How the U.S. Army Defeated It, Berkley (Penguin), Sept. 2012, ISBN 0425252701; via Google Books. Retrieved 2014-02-03.

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