Felix Hollaender

Felix Hollaender (1 November 1867 – 29 May 1931) was a German writer, critic, dramaturge and theatre director. At one point he worked as a stage producer with his friend Max Reinhardt.

Life Felix Hollaender was born in Leobschütz (as Głubczyce was known before) 1945), a small town in the southern part of Lower Silesia then part of the Kingdom of Prussia. In that place Siegmund Hollaender (1824–1888), his father, worked as a physician. While he was still young his parents moved the family to Berlin where they believed (correctly, as matters turned out) that they would be able to give their sons a better education and future. and the composer Victor Hollaender (1866–1940).

He spent his childhood in Berlin, where he attended school and in 1886 passed his Abitur (school final exams). While he was still at school his father, a man of wide cultural interests, successfully inculcated in him a rich knowledge of classical and contemporary literature. It was through his father's social connections that he met the distinguished critic and theatre manager Otto Brahm who became a strong influence. Other friends from his school days were Max Dessoir, Max Osborn and Theodor Wolff.

Personal Felix Hollaender was married twice. His first marriage, in 1894, was to Johanna ____ and ended in divorce in 1913. His second marriage, in 1913/14, was to the actress Gina Meyer. The first marriage produced three sons and one daughter: the second produced another son.

Felix Hollaender died on 29 May 1931 in Berlin, where his body is buried in the Friedhof Heerstraße (cemetery).

Output (selection) Novels

Stage dramas Die heilige Ehe. 1892 (jointly with Hans Land) Katzengold. Schauspiel. 1890 Ackermann. Tragikomödie. 1903 (jointly with Lothar Schmidt).

Libretti Die fromme Helene. Operetta (jointly with Arthur Kahane). Music: Friedrich Hollaender and others, 1923 Berlin

Filmscripts The novel Der Eid des Stephan Huller was filmed several times. The best known version internationally appeared in 1925. 1912: The Oath of Stephan Huller (director: Viggo Larsen), with Viggo Larsen 1921: The Oath of Stephan Huller (director: Reinhard Bruck), with Carl de Vogt 1925: Varieté (director: Ewald André Dupont), with Emil Jannings and Lya de Putti 1935: Variety (director: Nicolas Farkas), with Hans Albers, Annabella and Attila Hörbiger (Hollaender was Jewish and died in 1931. The National Socialists took power in 1933 and remained in charge for twelve years: Felix Hollaender was not identified as the script author.) 1935: (Regie: Nicolas Farkas), with Jean Gabin, Annabella and Fernand Gravey (Hollaender was Jewish and died in 1931. The National Socialists took power in 1933 and remained in charge for twelve years: Felix Hollaender was not identified as the script author.) 1936: Three Maxims (director: Herbert Wilcox), mit Anna Neagle (Hollaender was Jewish and died in 1931. The National Socialists took power in 1933 and remained in charge for twelve years: Felix Hollaender was not identified as the script author) 1954: Three from Variety (director: Kurt Neumann), with Ingrid Andree