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Ignaz Holzbauer was born on 18 September 1711 in Vienna, Austria. Ignaz died on 7 April 1783 in Mannheim, Germany.- Soundtrack
Leopold Hofmann was born on 14 August 1738 in Vienna, Austria. Leopold died on 17 March 1793 in Vienna, Austria.- Music Department
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Schubert was musically educated at the "Hofkapelle" in Vienna where he sang as a boy but then had to quit in order to help his father at school. Four years later, he became an independent composer and was destined to live in poverty from then onwards. Having an introverted personality, Schubert played his songs mostly amongst a couple of friends who shared his romantic passion. Within his short life Schubert composed many pieces of music, including eight symphonies.- Writer
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Ferdinand Raimund was born on 1 June 1790 in Vienna, Austria, Holy Roman Empire [now Austria]. He was a writer, known for Personal Shopper (2016), Ihr größter Erfolg (1934) and Der Verschwender (1917). He died on 5 September 1836 in Pottenstein, Lower Austria, Austrian Empire [now Austria].- Music Department
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Joseph Lanner was born on 12 April 1801 in Vienna, Austria. He was a composer, known for The Blues Brothers (1980), Only One Night (1939) and Waltz War (1933). He died on 14 April 1843 in Oberdöbling, Austria.- Music Department
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Johann Strauss Sr. was born on March 14, 1804, in Vienna, Austria. His father owned a small inn on the river Danube, and his mother was innkeeper, she died when he was seven years old. Strauss studied music with Johann Polichansky and also was an apprentice of a bookbinder. He joined a string quartet that grew into a small orchestra playing Viennese waltzes and German dances. Strauss became the leader of the orchestra, then he eventually became conductor of another orchestra. In 1825 he formed his own orchestra and began writing waltzes and other dancing music for his band.
In 1825 Strauss Sr. married Maria Ann Streim in the parish church of Liechtenthal in Vienna. They had three sons. Their elder son Johann Strauss became the most famous composer of waltzes and operettas. Their younger sons 'Josef Strauss' and Eduard Strauss deputized for their famous brother Johann Strauss when he was ailing. They continued the legacy of the Strauss Family Dynasty. In 1834 Strauss Sr. took on a mistress, named Emilie Trambusch, with whom he had eight children.
During the 1830's and 1840's Strauss Sr. became one of the most well known dance composers in Vienna. He wrote mostly waltzes, polkas, and marches, and also absorbed influences from his concert tours in other countries, where he picked up tunes of quadrille and gigue. Strauss Sr. toured with his band to France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, England and Scotland. His 1837 trip to France brought him highest international acclaim and proved his popularity with all audiences. Influential critic and composer Hector Berlioz promoted Strauss' popularity, helping his ambitious plan to perform his music in England for the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1838. After that Strauss made many more concert tours to England with his orchestra.
In Vienna he established himself at the Sperl-Ballroom as the most popular dancing music composer. He became the first entertainer to start charging a fixed entrance fee to his concerts instead of an old practice of passing around a collection plate. In 1845 his son Johann Strauss debuted at the Dommayer's Casino and immediately became his competitor. Strauss Sr. was jealous about his son's talent and success and refused to play ever again at the Dommayer's Casino. In 1848 Strauss Sr. composed his most famous piece of music titled Radetzky March. It was dedicated to Austrian Field Marshal Radetzky and remained a popular march among the soldiers. The tradition among officers was to start clapping and stomping their feet when the chorus was played. This tradition is carried over today when Radetzky March is played in classical music venues in Vienna.
Strauss Sr. survived a divorce suit which was started by his wife Maria Anna in 1844, and allowed his sons to actively pursue an independent musical career. He died from scarlet fever on September 25, 1849, in Vienna, and was laid to rest in Zentralfriedhof in Vienna, Ausria.- Music Department
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Carl (Karl) Czerny was born on 20th of February, 1791, in Vienna, Austria. He studied piano with his father, Wenzel Czerny, and later took lessons from Antonio Salieri and Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven was so impressed with Czerny's playing that he offered to teach him several times a week for two years. Czerny was giving concert performances as a child prodigy from the age of 9, playing a Mozart Piano Concerto in C minor and Beethoven's piano sonatas. By the age of fifteen he became a reputable music teacher himself. Czerny created his original method of piano practice, incorporating many didactic piano pieces named "Etudes", which he wrote for piano practice of his students. His method is focused on finger dexterity and velocity, as well as on the sound control and expressiveness. Many of his "Etudes" (studies) are widely used today for piano practice, especially such collections as "The School of Velocity", "The Art of Dexterity", and "Etudes for the Left Hand". Czerny became a leading performer and devoted supporter of Beethoven's piano music. He was selected by Beethoven to perform the premiere of the Piano Concerto No1 in 1806 and the Piano Concerto No 5 "The Emperor" in 1812, in Vienna, with "Ludvig van Beethoven' and the Emperor in attendance. Carl Czerny never married, and he lived alone. Being devoted to his ailing parents, he never took a concert tour. His students were such famous pianists as 'Sigismond Thalberg', Franz Liszt, and Stephen Heller. At one time in 1815, Beethoven asked Czerny to teach his nephew, Carl. In 1821 he started his two-year training course with Franz Liszt and continued correspondence with Liszt during his successful career. Czerny enjoyed a genuine respect from his famous colleagues. He shared a mutual admiration with Frédéric Chopin, who was Czerny's guest in Vienna, in 1829. Czerny died rich and famous, and left behind over one thousand original compositions and piano arrangements, of which about 860 were published. His original music is largely unheard by modern ears, with the exception of his "Etudes" and "Piano Sonatas for 4 hands", which are among the most charming pieces, that he wrote for his famous students to perform.- Adolf Bäuerle was born on 9 April 1786 in Vienna, Austria. Adolf was a writer, known for Die falsche Primadonna (1961) and Die lustigen Klassiker (1972). Adolf died on 19 September 1859 in Basel, Switzerland.
- Bozena Nemcová was a Czech writer of the final phase of the Czech National Revival movement. Her image is featured on the 500 CZK denomination of the Ceská koruna. According to the dating up to now accepted by the majority of Czech authors, Bozena Nemcová was born in 1820 as Barbara Pankel (or Barbora Panklová according to the usual Czech name-giving for women) in Vienna as a daughter of Johann Pankel from Lower Austria and Teresie Novotná, a maid of Bohemian origin. In her childhood she lived near the small town of Ratiborice, where her grandmother Magdalena Novotná played an important part in her life. Nemcová would later write her most famous novel with the main character inspired by her grandmother.
- Nestroy completed high school between 1811 and 1816. After graduating from high school, he began studying philosophy at the University of Vienna in 1817. In 1820 he moved to the law faculty for two semesters. During this time he had his first appearances as a singer and actor on amateur stages. He also took on speaking roles. He gave up his studies and devoted himself entirely to stage art. Between 1823 and 1825 he was engaged as a bassist at the German Theater in Amsterdam. This was followed by appearances in various places such as Brno, Graz and Pressburg. From 1831 he was back in Vienna. He played there at the Theater an der Wien until 1839. This was followed by appearances at the Leopoldstadt Theater, which was renamed the Carl Theater in 1848. In 1854 he leased this venue and ran it as director. There he was able to record many performance successes.
In 1860 he gave up this activity and moved to Graz. There he appeared for the first time in 1827 as the author of local farces with the title "Der Zettelträger Papp". Since his engagement in Vienna, Johann Nestroy has often written his speaking roles himself, and he has usually appeared in the lead role in his works. In total he wrote over 80 plays, which he adapted from originals. He used novels, novellas, comedies and vaudevilles by English or French authors as inspiration. Through his redesigns, in which he often used his characteristic dialogue wit or language play, the pieces underwent a strong change and deviation from the original, which was often no longer recognizable. Nestroy's play "The Ankin" (1848), for example, is based on the play "Martin Chuzzlewit" by Charles Dickens. In his pieces he makes language itself the theme of the content. But he also adapted pieces into parodies in which the original remained explicitly recognizable.
For example, he created "Tannhäuser" (first performed in 1857), "Lohengrin" (first performed in 1859) and "Judith and the Holofernes" (first performed in 1849). Nestroy's first literary success came with the fantastic comedy "The Evil Spirit Lumpacivagabundus or The Dissolute Cloverleaf" (premiered in 1833). It is a "magic farce with singing" as the subtitle says. The dramatic piece can still be seen on many schedules today. The magical elements of the content soon disappeared in Nestroy's work. He turned to social criticism. Just two years later, the work "On the ground and first floor" was premiered. In it the author addresses the contrast between poverty and wealth. The social difference was made immediately noticeable in the divided stage design at the premiere. The play "Talisman" was premiered in 1840. There Titus Feuerfuchs stands in the foreground as an outsider and for injustice, but also for the narrow-mindedness of the lower middle class, poverty and boredom. With these social symptoms, Nestroy pointed to the fragility of the world order. The "Talisman" is considered Nestroy's masterpiece.
As an opera singer himself, he often added vocals to his works. In the revolutionary play "Freiheit in Krähwinkel", which premiered in 1848, political criticism is voiced directly - Nestroy speaks out against the reaction in the year of the German revolution. But the author also doubts the effectiveness of exclusively rhetorical formulations in revolutionary jargon. Thanks to his acting experience and talent, Nestroy was a master of extemporization. This spontaneous, improvised speaking posture in the middle of the performance was a thorn in the side of the censors, because in this way Nestroy made his socially critical content heard without the censors being able to intervene. Nestroy's comedic, satirical plays served as inspiration for the work of numerous writers, such as Ödön von Horváth, Karl Kraus and Friedrich Dürrenmatt.
Nestroy's title "He wants to make a joke" (1842) became the literary template for Thornton Wilder's comedy "The Matchmaker" and the musical "Hello Dolly". - Music Department
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Josef Strauss was born on August 20, 1827, in Vienna, Austria. His father, named Johann Strauss Sr., was the famous composer of waltzes and a leader of his own orchestra. Young Josef Strauss was educated as an engineer and had also accomplished several architectural projects. In 1853 his life and career was changed completely as he started writing music and conducting the Strauss Orchstra. He was convinced by his mother, Marie Anna, to deputize for his ailing elder brother Johann Strauss. He wrote many waltzes, polkas, and other dancing music for the brother's orchestra. He also extensively toured in Central Europe with the Strauss Orchestra. Josef Strauss died on July 22, 1870, in his home in Vienna, Austria.- Franz Grillparzer was born on 15 January 1791 in Vienna, Austria, Habsburg Monarchy, Holy Roman Empire [now Austria]. He was a writer, known for Das Kloster von Sendomir (1919), Klostret i Sendomir (1920) and Die Jüdin von Toledo (1919). He died on 21 January 1872 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria].
- Ludwig Anzengruber was born on 29 November 1839 in Vienna, Austria. He was a writer, known for Der Meineidbauer (1915), Der ledige Hof (1919) and Der Meineidbauer (1941). He was married to Adelinde Lipka. He died on 10 December 1889 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary.
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Johann Strauss (or Johann Strauss son), one of Austrian music's most famous names who studied music secretly against his father's will, later became the leader of his father's band and the indisputable "waltz king"; his waltz 'On the Beautiful Blue Danube', is the main theme in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
He was born Johann Sebastian Strauss on October 25, 1825, in Vienna, Austria. His father was the composer Johann Strauss Sr. Young Johann Strauss studied music secretly with his father's first violinist in the Strauss orchestra. He was reprimanded by his father who wanted him to be a banker. He continued studies of counterpoint, harmony, and violin, and concentrated fully on a career as a composer at the age of 17, when his father left the family.
Young Strauss made his debut at the Dommayer's Casino in Hietzing, the upscale district of Vienna. He became the rival of his father and gained popularity performing with his own orchestra. He took the side of revolutionaries when Vienna was racked up by the bourgeois revolution of 1848. He publicly played La Marseillaise and was hauled up by the Viennese authorities. That caused him denial of position of the Hofballmusikdirektor (Royal Ball Music Director). His career continued after the death of his father in 1849, which allowed the merger of two Strauss orchestras under the baton of Johann Strauss.
Strauss took his united orchestra on extensive tours in Austria, Germany, Poland, Italy, France, and Britain. Russian Tsar Alexander II commissioned Strauss to play at Pavlovsk, the royal suburb of St. Peterburg. There was the opening of a new railway and a landmark concert hall for Russian aristocracy. Strauss also accepted commissions to play for the Grand Prince Michael in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1853, when the commissions became too much to be handled, his mother persuaded younger brother Joseph to take over the helm of the Strauss Orchestra. Strauss eventually toured and concertized to an exhaustion and was confined to a sanatorium to recuperate as he was suffering from neuralgia. He was married three times and had complications with the Catholic Church which refused to grant him a divorce. Strauss had to change his religion and nationality in order to get married to the woman he loved; he became a citizen of German Duchy of Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha. After that he became free to marry his third wife Adele, who encouraged his creative talent in his later years.
Johann Strauss was the most sought after composer of dance music in the second half of the 19th Century. His influence is felt in the music of the operetta maestro Franz Lehár and other composers. Among his admirers were Richard Wagner, Johannes Brahms, Richard Strauss and other prominent composers. Strauss wrote Die Fledermaus (The Bat), Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron), Wiener Blut (The Viennese Blood), and other popular operettas. His exquisite waltzes: The Blue Danube, Tales from the Vienna Wood, Man only Lives Once, On the Beautiful Blue Danube, and many other waltzes made Johann Strauss the indisputable "waltz king" of the 19th century. He died of pneumonia on June 3, 1899, in Vienna, and was laid to rest in the cemetery of Zentralfriedhof in Vienna, Austria.- Music Department
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Karl Millöcker was born on 29 April 1842 in Vienna, Austria. He was a composer, known for Der Bettelstudent (1936), The Beggar Student (1956) and Kaiserwalzer (1933). He was married to Charlotte Kling and Karoline Hofer. He died on 31 December 1899 in Baden, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary.- Paul von Schoenthan was born on 19 March 1853 in Vienna, Austria. He was a writer, known for Der Raub der Sabinerinnen (1919), The Rape of the Sabines (1936) and Theft of the Sabines (1954). He died on 4 August 1905 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary.
- Ferdinand von Saar was born on 30 September 1833 in Vienna, Austrian Empire. He was a writer, known for Spannende Geschichten (1978). He was married to Melanie Lederer. He died on 24 July 1906 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary.
- Carl Costa was born on 2 February 1832 in Vienna, Austria. He was a writer, known for Bruder Martin (1954). He died on 11 October 1907 in Vienna, Austria.
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Josef Franz Wagner was born on 20 March 1856 in Vienna, Austria. He was a composer, known for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), Colonia (2015) and Pettersson & Bendel (1933). He died on 5 June 1908 in Vienna, Austria.- Composer
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Josef Bayer was born on 6 March 1852 in Vienna, Austria. He was a composer, known for Loutkové pohádky (1966) and Die Puppenfee (1963). He died on 12 March 1913 in Vienna, Austria.- Franz von Schoenthan was born on 20 June 1849 in Vienna, Austria. He was a writer, known for Frau Sylvelin (1938), For Lykke og Ære (1915) and Der Raub der Sabinerinnen (1919). He died on 2 December 1913 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary.
- Joseph Giampietro was born on 21 June 1866 in Vienna, Austrian Empire [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Komm du kleines Kohlenmädchen (1907) and Don Juan heiratet (1909). He died on 29 December 1913 in Berlin, Germany.
- Victor Arnold was a Vienna born comic actor of the German stage during the second decade of the 2oth century, who mentored the future film director Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin and encouraged him to go for comedy roles rather than heavy drama.Arnold was short and stocky and not especially good looking and used these characteristics to good effect. He worked with pioneering director Max Reinhardt and with Felix Hollaender. Arnold and Lubitsch played together in the films The Perfect Thirty Six and The Pride of the Firm.Arnold also was in an early version of the Sumurun story which Lubitsch would later film. In the lead up to WWII, Arnold's mental health deteriorated and he was put in a sanatorium after which he cut his throat in October of 1914.
- Hans Pagay was born on 11 November 1845 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor, known for Die Herrin der Welt 8. Teil - Die Rache der Maud Fergusson (1920) and Die Herrin der Welt 1. Teil - Die Freundin des gelben Mannes (1919). He died on 21 January 1915 in Berlin, Germany.
- Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (18 August 1830 - 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the other states of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 2 December 1848 until his death. From 1 May 1850 to 24 August 1866 he was also President of the German Confederation. He was the longest-reigning ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as well as the longest-reigning emperor and seventh-longest-reigning monarch of any country in history
- Gustav Maran was born on 8 January 1854 in Vienna, Austrian Empire [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Filmposse (1914) and Dominik, wo ist die Tänzerin (1916). He died on 19 July 1917 in Sulz im Wienerwald, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria].
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Ludwig Minkus was born on 23 March 1826 in Vienna, Austrian Empire. He is known for Center Stage (2000), The Turning Point (1977) and Tonight We Sing (1953). He was married to Maria Antoinette Schwarz. He died on 7 December 1917 in Vienna, Austria.- Karl Blasel was born on 16 October 1831 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor, known for Der Unbekannte (1912), Ein Walzertraum (1907) and Karl Blasel als Zahnarzt (1912). He was married to Johanna Wellen. He died on 16 June 1922 in Vienna, Austria.
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Anton Kolm was born on 12 October 1865 in Vienna, Austrian Empire [now Austria]. He was a producer and director, known for Trilby (1912), Der Meineidbauer (1915) and Der ledige Hof (1919). He was married to Luise Fleck. He died on 11 October 1922 in Vienna, Austria.- Composer
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Carl Michael Ziehrer was born on 2 May 1843 in Vienna, Austrian Empire [now Austria]. He was a composer, known for Der Traum eines österreischischen Reservisten (1928), Young Girls of Vienna (1949) and Der Traum des österreichischen Reservisten (1915). He was married to Marianne Edelmann. He died on 14 November 1922 in Vienna, Austria.- Richard Drasche-Wartinberg was born on 18 March 1850 in Vienna, Austria. He died on 14 July 1923 in Vienna, Austria.
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Robert Bodanzky was born on 20 March 1879 in Vienna, Austria. He was a writer, known for The Rogue Song (1930), Whirled into Happiness (1951) and Eva, the Factory Girl (1935). He died on 2 November 1923 in Berlin, Germany.- Eva May was born Eva Maria Mandel on May 29, 1902 in Vienna, Austria. Her mother was actress Mia May and her father was producer and director Joe May. Eva made her film debut in her father's 1914 German film The Black Triangle. At the age of sixteen she married director Erik Lund. The couple worked together in numerous films including The Foolish Heart, Black Pearls, and The Bride Of The Incapacitated. She was directed by her father again in the 1920 drama The Legend Of Holly Simplicity,. The press called her "The German Mary Pickford". Unfortunately Eva developed a reputation for being difficult to work with. The young actress was also jealous of her mother's beauty and greater success. She divorced Erik in 1922 and married director Lothar Mendes. They split up a year later.
In 1923 she costarred with Lya De Putti in Die Fledermaus and with Conrad Veidt in Paganini. Her third marriage, to director Manfred Noa, only lasted a few months. Eva started dating producer Rudolf Sieber. When he left her for Marlene Dietrich she slashed her wrists. It was one of several suicide attempts she had made. Then she fell in love with director Fritz Mandl (who was also her second cousin). She was devastated when he refused to marry her. On September 10, 1924 the twenty-two year old committed suicide by shooting herself in the head. In her hand she clutched a photo of Fritz Mandl. Eva left a note that said "Fritz family object - always there is something to mar my happiness - Life is not worth living". Thousands of friends and fans attended her funeral in Vienna. She was cremated and her ashes were given to her parents. - Adele Bloch-Bauer was born on 9 August 1881 in Vienna, Austria. She was married to Ferdinand Bloch. She died on 24 January 1925 in Vienna, Austria.
- Hanna von und zu Liechtenstein was born on 13 August 1849 in Vienna, Austria. She was an actress, known for Johann Strauß an der schönen blauen Donau (1913). She was married to Aloys Franz de Paula Maria von und zu Liechtenstein. She died on 31 January 1925 in Baden, Lower Austria, Austria.
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Berthold Rose was born on 30 March 1870 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor and writer, known for Donna Lucia (1918), Der Hilferuf (1916) and Der Millionenschuster (1916). He died on 8 March 1925 in Berlin, Germany.- Arthur von Gerlach was born on 19 February 1876 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a director, known for The Chronicles of the Gray House (1925) and Vanina (1922). He died on 4 August 1925 in Berlin, Germany.
- Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf was born on 11 November 1852 in Penzing, Vienna, Austria. He died on 25 August 1925 in Bad Mergentheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- Karl Baumgartner was born on 1 March 1850 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor, known for Gespenster (1918), Der Meineidbauer (1915) and Die Tragödie eines verschollenen Fürstensohnes (1922). He died on 6 November 1925 in Vienna, Austria.
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Georg Kundert was born on 18 November 1873 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor and director, known for Die gekreuzigt werden... (1920), Ohne Zeugen (1919) and Frauenehre (1918). He died on 21 December 1925 in Vienna, Austria.- Leopold Natzler was born on 17 June 1860 in Vienna, Austrian Empire [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Hypnose (1919) and Bruder Martin (1920). He died on 3 January 1926 in Vienna, Austria.
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Rudolf Del Zopp was born on 3 March 1861 in Vienna, Austria. He was a director and writer, known for Die Söhne des Grafen Steinfels (1915), Die Einsame Frau (1916) and Die ledige Frau (1917). He died on 31 January 1927 in Berlin, Germany.- Leopold Strassmeyer was born on 23 December 1846 in Vienna, Austrian Empire [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Frau Annas Pilgerfahrt (1915), Viererzug (1917) and The City Without Jews (1924). He died on 3 February 1927 in Vienna, Austria.
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Heinrich Peer was born on 25 November 1867 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor and director, known for Anna Karenina (1920), Die Tochter Napoleons (1922) and Die sieben Todsünden (1920). He died on 13 May 1927 in Vienna, Austria.- Writer
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Born near Vienna in 1872, Reinert's early life is shrouded in mystery. He apparently became a successful novelist, publishing "Der Weg zur Sonne" (1906) and "Krieg" (1907). After 1900 he moved to Munich, where he joined Frank Wedekind's cabaret, "Die Elf Scharfrichter". His first film script was for director William Wauer at Projektions-Union A.G., Berlin, in 1915. He achieved a huge success with his script for Otto Rippert's six part fantasy film, Homunculus (1916), and was then hired by Decla-Bioscop to write and direct films for Maria Carmi. He became artistic supervisor at Decla-Bioscop, Berlin, producing over twenty films in 1917-1918. In July 1918 Reinert left Decla-Bioscop to form his own company, Robert Reinert Monumental-Film GmbH. In 1920 the company merged with several other Munich based production firms to form Münchner Lichtspielkunst Konzern (Emelka). In 1925, after the commercial failure of his last films, he joined Ufa as producer and scriptwriter. He died suddenly of a heart attack in August 1928 and was buried in Munich.- Writer
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Felix Dormann was born on 29 May 1870 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a writer and director, known for The Smiling Lieutenant (1931), The Waltz Dream (1925) and Varázskeringö (1918). He died on 26 October 1928 in Vienna, Austria.- Writer
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Hugo von Hofmannsthal's family was of Austrian-Jewish-Lombard origin. His first novel, "Yesterday," was published in 1891 under the code name "Theophil Morren," which caused a stir among the public. In Stefan George's "Blättern der Kunst" von Hofmannsthal published many of his poems under the pseudonym "Loris". In 1892 he began studying law at the University of Vienna. The lyric drama "The Death of Titian" was written during this time. He wrote a lyrical prologue for Arthur Schnitzler's drama "Anatol". A year later, von Hofmannsthal wrote the one-act play "The Thor and Death". After passing his state law examination in 1894, Hugo von Hofmannsthal volunteered for one year of military service in the Dragoon Regiment in Göding in 1895.
Shortly afterwards, his first publications appeared in Paul Cassirer's art magazine "PAN". Von Hofmannsthal received his doctorate in philosophy in 1898. That year, the drama "Woman in the Window" was performed in Berlin for the first time. Von Hofmannsthal turned away from poetry and wrote more and more operas for the theater. In 1901, von Hofmannsthal gave up his habilitation in Romance philology and settled down as a freelance writer. He married Gertrud Schlesinger, with whom he had three children. During this time he wrote "A Letter", the Lord Chandos Letter. In 1906, Hugo von Hofmannsthal began working with the composer Richard Strauss, who set his opera texts to music.
The operas "Elektra", the comedy "Der Rosenkavalier" and "Ariadne auf Naxos" date from the years 1909 to 1912. At the beginning of the First World War, in 1914, von Hofmannsthal devoted himself to cultural-political tasks in the War Welfare Office. In 1917, Strauss and von Hofmannstahl took part in the Salzburg Festival. The tragedy "The Tower" and the drama "The Difficult" were created in 1920 and 1921. Hugo von Hofmannstahl's eldest son committed suicide on July 13, 1929. Hugo von Hofmannsthal died two days later, shortly before the funeral, on July 15, 1929.
The lyric opera "Arabella", on which Richard Strauss also worked, was premiered posthumously.- Josma Selim was born on 5 June 1884 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. She was an actress, known for Casanova (1928). She was married to Ralph Benatzky. She died on 25 August 1929 in Berlin, Germany.
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A.M. Willner was born on 11 July 1859 in Vienna, Austria. He was a writer, known for The Rogue Song (1930), Strauss' Great Waltz (1934) and Wo die Lerche singt (1936). He died on 27 October 1929 in Vienna, Austria.- Hans Lackner was born on 11 May 1876 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. He was an actor, known for Ninon de Lenclos (1920), Zwischen 12 und 1 (1920) and Narr und Tod (1920). He died on 16 March 1930 in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.