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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.
- 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". - Actress
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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.- 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.
- 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.
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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.- 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.
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- Director
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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.- 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.
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- 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.- Actor
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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.- Actor
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- Sound Department
Peter Traxler was born in 1946 in Güssing, Burgenland, Austria. He was an actor and writer, known for Neues vom Räuber Hotzenplotz (1979), Kabarett zu den vier Jahreszeiten (1979) and Hurra - Die Schwedinnen sind da (1978). He died on 25 February 2011 in Graz, Austria.- Frederike von Stechow was born on 16 November 1967 in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She was an actress, known for Marienhof (1992), Familie Merian (1980) and One Out of 8 (2009). She died on 15 July 2009 in Graz, Styria, Austria.
- Kurt Kuch was born in August 1972 in Oberwart, Burgenland, Austria. He died on 3 January 2015 in Graz, Styria, 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.
- Liane Forest was born on 17 October 1924 in Graz, Austria. She was an actress, known for Weg in die Vergangenheit (1954). She died on 6 May 1999 in Graz, Austria.
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- 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.- Emil Breisach was born on 21 March 1923 in Stockerau, Lower Austria, Austria. He was an actor and writer, known for Holiday am Wörthersee (1956), In Zeiten wie diesen (1983) and Die Welt des Wolfgang Bauer (1971). He died on 10 January 2015 in Graz, Styria, 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.
- Dzevad Karahasan died on 19 May 2023 in Graz, Styria, 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.
- Sepp Trummer was born on 7 December 1921 in Graz, Styria, Austria. He was an actor, known for Der Sonne entgegen (1984), Hallo - Hotel Sacher... Portier! (1973) and Alfred auf Reisen (1982). He died on 5 August 2020 in Graz, Styria, Austria.
- Franz Nabl was born on 16 July 1883 in Lautschin, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Loucen, Czech Republic]. He was a writer, known for Der verzauberte Tag (1944), Am Abend nach der Oper (1945) and Die Ortliebschen Frauen (1981). He was married to Ilse Meltzer. and Hermenegild Lampa. He died on 19 January 1974 in Graz, Austria.
- Karlheinz Miklin was born on 3 November 1946 in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria. He was a composer, known for Fegefeuer (1988). He died on 15 June 2019 in Graz, Styria, Austria.
- Robert Hohlbaum was born on 28 August 1886 in Jägerndorf, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Krnov, Czech Republic]. He was a writer, known for Falstaff in Vienna (1940). He was married to Leona Gall. He died on 4 February 1955 in Graz, Styria, Austria.
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Heinz Badewitz was born on 26 May 1941 in Hof, Bavaria, Germany. He was a production manager and actor, known for The American Friend (1977), Mathias Kneissl (1971) and Krempoli - Ein Platz für wilde Kinder (1975). He died on 10 March 2016 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.
- Gregor Traversa was born on 18 September 1941 in Graz, Austria. He died on 2 February 2007 in Graz, Austria.
- Alfons Gorbach was born on 2 September 1898 in Imst, Tyrol, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He died on 31 July 1972 in Graz, Styria, Austria.
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Ira Malaniuk was born on 29 January 1919 in Stanislawów, Stanislawowskie, Poland [now Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Das Paradies und die Peri (1962), Carmen (1958) and Arabella (1960). She died on 25 February 2009 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.
- Peter Reistenhofer was born on 3 October 1938 in Munich, Germany. He was an actor, known for Anton und Antonia (1981), Der Liebeskater (1985) and Der verkaufte Großvater (1982). He died on 29 July 2001 in Graz, Austria.
- Josef Hopferwieser was born on 25 May 1938 in Graz, Austria. He was an actor, known for Die Fledermaus (1986), Die Fledermaus (1980) and Cardillac (1985). He died on 9 July 2015 in Graz, Styria, Austria.
- Richard von Krafft-Ebing was born on 14 August 1840 in Mannheim, Baden, Germany. He was a writer, known for Libidomania (1979), Psychedelic Sexualis (1966) and Stato di Grazia (2011). He died on 22 December 1902 in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now 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.
- Helfried Edlinger was born on 25 November 1948. He was an actor, known for Seifenblasen (1984), Karambolage (1983) and Wohin und zurück - Teil 3: Welcome in Vienna (1986). He died on 10 July 2006 in Graz, Styria, Austria.
- Andreas Töfferl was born on 24 July 1955 in Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria. He is known for EAV Live - Neunzig Minuten gemeine Verunsicherung (1991) and Nie wieder Kunst - EAV Live (1995). He died on 5 May 2012 in Graz, Styria, Austria.
- Ulrich Baumgartner was born on 20 March 1918 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Kassbach - Ein Portrait (1979) and Ein echter Wiener geht nicht unter (1975). He died on 18 August 1984 in Graz, Styria, Austria.
- Franz Innerhofer was born on 2 May 1944 in Krimml, Salzburg, Austria. He was a writer, known for Schöne Tage (1982). He died on 19 January 2002 in Graz, Styria, Austria.
- Borra was born on 26 April 1921 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. He died on 11 October 1998 in Graz, Austria.
- Franz Friedrich was born on 24 January 1940 in Graz, Styria, Austria. He was an actor, known for Land der Sehnsucht (1950), Seifenblasen (1984) and Black Flamingos - Sie lieben euch zu Tode (1998). He died on 23 November 2018 in Graz, Styria, Austria.
- Gerhard Roth was born on 24 June 1942 in Graz, Styria, Austria. He was a writer, known for Sudden Death (1993), Das Geheimnis (1993) and Eine Reise in das Innere von Wien (1995). He was married to Senta Thonhauser and Erika Wolfgruber. He died on 8 February 2022 in Graz, Styria, Austria.
- Mark Donahue was born on 18 March 1937 in Newton Square, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 19 August 1975 in Graz, Austria.
- Ivica Osim was born on 6 May 1941 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia [now Bosnia and Herzegovina]. He was married to Asima . He died on 1 May 2022 in Graz, 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.
- Domenig moved to Graz in 1953. There he studied architecture at the Technical University until 1959. He completed his studies with "summa cum laude". From 1963 he entered into an office partnership with Eilfried Huth. Groundbreaking projects emerged from this creative period, such as the Ragnitz housing project or the Pedagogical Academy of the Graz-Seckau Diocese in Eggenberg. In 1973 the office community dissolved because their ideas about architecture diverged too much. Domenig sees his architectural style, which moves between expression and biologism, as a total work of art. In this way, for example, the cafeteria at the school sisters in Eggenberg and the renovation of the main office of the Z-Bank in Vienna were created (1986). One of his main works in the sense of architecture as a total work of art is the remarkable stone house in Steindorf am Ossiachersee, on which planning work began in 1980. It's an endless project.
From 1974 Domenig founded his own architectural offices in Graz, Klagenfurt and Vienna. His theoretical architectural activities include teaching positions, visiting professorships, seminars and lectures at home and abroad, for example in Germany, England, Turkey, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Italy, the USA and elsewhere. In 1980, Domenig accepted the appointment as a full professor at the Technical University of Graz. He teaches and researches there at the Institute for Building Science in the field of residential construction and design. Domenig's most important recent works include, among others, the institute buildings of the Graz Technical University, the state hospital in Bruck/Mur, the showrooms for Funder in Sankt Veit/Glan, the architecture for the Carinthian State Exhibition in Hüttenberg, the house at the Graz "Sackspitz", in which the architect also ordains himself, the RESOWI Center at the University of Graz, an extension to the Klagenfurt City Theater and the Münster Art Academy. Domenig was able to win numerous prizes and awards. Among other things, in 1999 the International Architecture Prize for New Building in the Alps for the Carinthian State Exhibition 1995 project.
Also in 1999 he received the award for exemplary buildings in Lower Austria for the Heidenbauer Werk 2 project, Wiener Neudorf. In 1998 he was honored with the building owner's award from the Central Association for City Theaters in Klagenfurt. Meanwhile, he created sets and costumes for the operas "Elektra" (1995) and "Moses and Aron" (1998) at the Graz Opera House. In the same year, 1998, he designed the Klagenfurt City Theater and the Münster Art Academy, which was completed in 2000. Some works claim to be total works of art. This includes, above all, his personal "magnum opus", the stone house in Steindorf. Other awards included the Geramb sign of thanks for good building for the Leoben Museum (1997), the Central Association's Builders' Prize for the RESOWI Center (1997), the Golden Medal of Honor of the City of Vienna (1995), the Prix Euopéen de la Constuction Métallique (1975 ) and finally the Grand Prix International d''Urbanisme et d''Architecture for the Ragnitz project (1969).
In 1998, Domenig won the international competition with his design for the documentation center at the former Nazi party rally site in Nuremberg. In doing so, Domenig consciously turned against National Socialist architecture. For Domenig, this project, the planning of which began in 1998 and ended with its complete completion in 2001, also meant coming to terms with National Socialist family history. In 1998, the offices of Günther Domenig, Hermann Eisenköck and Herfried Peyker merged to form Architektur Consult ZT GmbH, which he left in 2006. Since 2006, Günther Domenig has been working with Gerhard Wallner in the architects Domenig & Wallner ZT GmbH. In addition, the architect took part in numerous exhibitions.
Günther Domenig died on June 15, 2012 in Graz. - Werner Kopacka is a journalist and writer and has written numerous novels including "Der Wald" which was adapted as a movie by Hartmut Griesmayr. He has also been on two expeditions to the Himalaya including 1978 where he accompanied Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler on who managed to be the first people to climb the Mount Everest without oxygen tanks.
- 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.
- Otto David was born on 25 November 1931 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor, known for Merken Sie sich dieses Gesicht (1985), Verkaufte Heimat (1989) and Kleine Diebe (1998). He died on 19 March 2012 in Graz, Austria.
- Kurt Marnul was born on 30 May 1929 in Graz, Styria, Austria. He died on 9 February 2023 in Graz, Styria, Austria.