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Frank Baumbauer (right at podium) with Jossi Wieler (left) in 2009. Nestroy 2009 (30), Jossi Wieler, Frank Baumbauer.jpg
Frank Baumbauer (right at podium) with Jossi Wieler (left) in 2009.

Frank Baumbauer (born 2 September 1945 in Munich, Germany) is a German theater director and artistic director active in the German theater community. He is the son of German casting agent Erna Baumbauer. [1] Baumbauer was from 2001 to 2009 the director of the Munich Kammerspiele.

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References

  1. Roxborough, Scott (2 February 2010). "Casting agent Erna Baumbauer dies – Clients included Maximillian Schell, Bruno Ganz". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2010.