hüsch grew up in the niederrhein-area near the netherlands and had to suffer of 'pes adductus' until he was 11 years old. because he could not play with other children, he became a loner and began to write. when he was 22, hüsch began to study in mainz, "but i did not study, i wrote cabaret pieces". in 1949 hüsch married marianne and they had a daughter named anna. at the time, they did not earn enough money to feed the young family, and hüsch moved to stuttgart, where he obtained employment at the local radio station. he worked under the direction of guy walter as author, songwriter and radio commentator. in 1955 hanns dieter hüsch started his first cabaret ensemble, 'arche nova', which became famous in southern germany and switzerland.