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- Gerhard Behrendt was born on April 3, 1929 in Potsdam, Germany. He was a writer and actor, known for Unser Sandmännchen (1959), Parkstraße 13 (1960) and Bunbury (1976). He died on September 26, 2006 in Berlin, Germany.
- Gerhard Behrendt was a German director, Puppet designer, and author of the Sandmännchen character for the Deutscher Fernsehfunk Berlin.
- Behrendt started his career in 1943 as a painter apprentice at the Preußisches Staatstheater Berlin in the area of scenic painting. He continued his studies after the end of World War II (1945) at the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin. During this time he also worked as an actor and comedia.
- He went to Potsdam in 1948, and was certified as set designer by the State of Brandenburg one year later.
- Behrendt started his work as puppet designer and animation specialist at the DEFA in 1953 and began to work for the Deutscher Fernsehfunk in 1956. There, he became director for satirical animated movies, and in 1958 founded the Puppenstudio, a studio for puppets.
- Within 14 days he developed the character of the Sandmännchen in 1959, which is famously known in Europe ever since. He was at the same time author, director, set designer, and animator for the Sandmännchen productions.
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