Biography
Julius Hans Weigel (29 May 1908, Vienna – 12 August 1991, Maria Enzersdorf) was an Austrian Jewish writer and a theater critic. He lived in Vienna, except during the period between 1938 and 1945, when he lived in exile in Switzerland. He was a lifetime companion of the Austrian actress Elfriede Ott. During the time before the Anschluss of Austria, i.e. the annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938, he worked at Viennese cabaret theaters. After his return from Switzerland, where he lived in exile (1938 – 1945), he wrote critical reviews about theater plays for the Austrian newspapers Kurier and Neues Österreich. Jointly with Friedrich Torberg he was responsible for the boycott in Austrian theaters of Bertolt Brecht whom he rejected because of Brecht's communist convictions.
Between 1951 and 1954, Hans Weigel edited the anthology Stimmen der Gegenwart (Voices from the Present), which fostered young writers. Today, his name is used by the Subsidy for Literature of Lower Austria. Weigel adapted comedies by Johann Nepomuk Nestroy and translated Molière. He collaborated with the annual Nestroy Theater Festival on Burg Liechtenstein, whose art director was Elfriede Ott.
Filmography
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Schichtwechsel (1977)
Die beiden Nachtwandler oder Das Notwendige und das Überflüssige (1973)
Schule der Frauen (1972)
Ein Mädchen für alles (1970)
Das Geld liegt auf der Bank (1970)
Die Lokomotive (1969)
Kathi - Der Stationsweg einer österreichischen Passion (1969)
Madame Sans-Gêne - Die schöne Wäscherin (1968)
Kabale und Liebe (1967)
Docteur Glass (1967)
Viola (1967)
Die Schule der Frauen (1967)
Katzenzungen (1967)
Lumpazivagabundus (1965)
Das Kaffeehaus (1964)
Ein schöner Herbst (1964)
Mamselle Nitouche (1963)
Der eingebildete Doktor (1963)
Schule der Gattinnen (1962)
Die Schule der Ehe, die Schule der Gatten, die Schule der Gattinnen, ein Kurs für Fortgeschrittene in 2 Lektionen (1962)
Die verhängnisvolle Faschingsnacht (1962)
Die Träume von Schale und Kern (1960)
Das Missverständnis (1960)
Der eingebildete Doktor (1956)
Der Färber und sein Zwillingsbruder (1954)
Einmal keine Sorgen haben (1953)
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GenderMale
Birthday1908-05-29
Deathday1991-08-12 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceVienna, Austria
CitizenshipsAustria
ResidencesVienna, Austria
AwardsGrand Gold Decoration of Styria, Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna, Preis der Stadt Wien für Publizistik
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