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- Antonia Reininghaus was born in 1954 in Graz, Styria, Austria. She was an actress, known for Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie (1979), Die Eroberung der Zitadelle (1977) and Der Mädchenkrieg (1977). She died in October 2006 in Graz, Austria.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Armin Dahlen was born on 14 October 1919 in Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria. He was an actor and director, known for Alarm in den Bergen (1965), Die Tintenfische (1966) and La kermesse des brigands (1968). He was married to Angela Salloker. He died on 26 July 2013 in Hart bei Graz, Austria.- Angela Salloker was born on 5 March 1913 in Moschganzen/Moskanjci, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Moskanjci, Slovenia]. She was an actress, known for Das Mädchen Johanna (1935), Gespenster (1966) and John Gabriel Borkman (1967). She was married to Armin Dahlen. She died on 3 January 2006 in Graz, Styria, Austria.
- Jack Unterweger was born on 16 August 1950 in Judenburg, Styria, Austria. He was a writer, known for Fegefeuer (1988) and The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer (2010). He died on 29 June 1994 in Graz, Styria, Austria.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Dorit Kreysler was born on 5 December 1909 in Mödling, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was an actress, known for Die Fledermaus (1946), Maiden vs. Monk (1934) and Zwölf Herzen für Charly (1949). She was married to Timothé Stuloff. She died on 16 December 1999 in Graz, Austria.- Alphons Fryland was born on 1 May 1888 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Der Geliebte seiner Frau (1928), Die Insel der Träume (1925) and Das Schicksal derer von Habsburg - Die Tragödie eines Kaiserreiches (1928). He was married to Magdalena Stemann. He died on 29 November 1953 in Graz, Austria.
- Fritz Hakl was born on 1 January 1932 in Oberfeistritz, Styria, Austria. He was an actor, known for The Tin Drum (1979), Staatsoperette (1977) and Der letzte Werkelmann (1972). He died on 28 February 2012 in Graz, Austria.
- Actor
- Director
- Soundtrack
Rudolf Carl was born on 19 June 1899 in Lundenburg, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Breclav, Czech Republic]. He was an actor and director, known for Der Leberfleck (1948), Dort in der Wachau (1957) and Der Kosak und die Nachtigall (1935). He was married to Henriette Ahlsen and Valerie Hagen. He died on 15 January 1987 in Graz, Austria.- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Wolfgang Bauer was born on 18 March 1941 in Graz, Austria. He was a writer and director, known for Julia (1974), Die Edegger-Familie (1972) and Magic Afternoon (1971). He died on 26 August 2005 in Graz, Austria.- Robert Hauer-Riedl was born on 16 August 1942 in Krems a.d. Donau, Austria. He was an actor, known for Meatgrinder (1990), Borderline (1988) and Kommissar Rex (1994). He died on 21 February 2005 in Graz, Austria.
- Udo Proksch was born on 29 May 1934 in Rostock, Germany. He was an actor, known for Obscene: The Case of Peter Herzl (1981) and Sport am Montag (1975). He was married to Ariane Glatz, Daphne Wagner and Erika Pluhar. He died on 27 June 2001 in Graz, Styria, Austria.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Günter Brus was born on 27 September 1938 in Ardning, Styria, Austria. He was an actor and director. He was married to Anna. He died on 10 February 2024 in Graz, Austria.- Else Lord was born on 11 August 1894 in Graz, Styria, Austria. She was an actress, known for Sprung ins Glück (1937), People in the Valley (1938) and Rote Rosen - blaue Adria (1938). She was married to Emil Meissner. She died on 14 September 1979 in Graz, Styria, Austria.
- Kurt Marnul was born on 30 May 1929 in Graz, Styria, Austria. He died on 9 February 2023 in Graz, Styria, Austria.
- Otto Wanz was born on 13 June 1943 in Graz, Austria. He was an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Le gorille (1990) and Panische Zeiten (1980). He died on 14 September 2017 in Graz, Styria, Austria.
- 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". - Mark Donahue was born on 18 March 1937 in Newton Square, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 19 August 1975 in Graz, Austria.
- Hans Alpassy was born on 16 May 1878 in Graz, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Triad (1938), Melusine (1944) and Fahrendes Volk (1938). He died on 6 June 1953 in Graz, Austria.
- Robert Hamerling was born on 24 March 1830 in Kirchberg am Walde, Austria. He was a writer, known for To the Nations (2016). He died on 13 July 1889 in Graz, Austria.
- Rudolph Hans Bartsch was born on 11 February 1872 in Graz, Styria, Austria. He was a writer, known for Love Me and the World Is Mine (1927), The Treasure (1923) and Hannerl und ihre Liebhaber (1921). He was married to Grete von Noe and Berta Koscher. He died on 7 February 1952 in St. Peter, Graz, Styria, Austria.
- Wilma Tatzel was born on 10 May 1920 in Graz, Styria, Austria. She was an actress, known for Robot-Girl Nr. 1 (1938), Hundstage (1944) and Zwei glückliche Menschen (1943). She died on 2 July 1992 in Graz, Styria, Austria.
- Alfred Kolleritsch was born on 16 February 1931 in Brunnsee, Steiermark, Austria. He was married to Gabriele Margarethe Lichtenegger, Hildegard Leikauf and Hedwig Tax. He died on 29 May 2020 in Graz, Styria, Austria.
- Mark Donohue was born on 18 March 1937 in Haddon Township, New Jersey, USA. He was married to ???. He died on 19 August 1975 in Graz, Styria, Austria.
- Gregor Traversa was born on 18 September 1941 in Graz, Austria. He died on 2 February 2007 in Graz, Austria.
- Actress
- Writer
Gerda Klimek was born on 9 March 1923 in Vienna, Austria. She was an actress and writer, known for Holiday am Wörthersee (1956), Der Sonne entgegen (1984) and Seniorenclub (1968). She died on 17 January 2015 in Graz, Austria.