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Rudolf Oesterreicher

1881 – 1966

Austrian author

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Lived 1881 – 1966 (aged 85). Rudolf Oesterreicher was an Austrian screenwriter, writer, cabaret performer, theatre manager, production manager and playwright.

Rudolf Österreicher, also Rudolf Oesterreicher, (19 July 1881 in Vienna – 23 October 1966 in idem) was an Austrian writer, librettist, comedy author, author of cabaret texts and biographer. From 1945 to 1947 he was director of the .

Works Comedies: 1907: Gummiradler 1912: Das Bett Napoleons 1913: Der Herr ohne Wohnung (with Bela Jenbach) 1926: Der Garten Eden (with Rudolf Bernauer) - English-language adaptation: The Garden of Eden 1927: Das zweite Leben (with Rudolf Bernauer) 1928: Geld auf der Straße (with Rudolf Bernauer) 1929: Die Sachertorte (with ) 1930: Das Konto X (with Rudolf Bernauer)

Operettas: 1910: Ihr Adjutant; music by Robert Winterberg 1914: Das Mädchen im Mond, libretto with ; music by Karl von Stigler 1917: Zsuzsi kisasszony, libretto with Alfred Maria Willner (based on Ferenc Martos and Miksa Bródy); music by Emmerich Kálmán 1919: Der Künstlerpreis, libretto with Julius Horst; music by Leo Ascher 1923: Katja, die Tänzerin, libretto with ; music by Jean Gilbert 1924: Das Weib im Purpur, libretto with Leopold Jacobson; music by Jean Gilbert 1924: Die Geliebte Seiner Hoheit, libretto with Rudolf Bernauer; music by Jean Gilbert 1926: Der Mitternachtswalzer, with Alfred Maria Willner; music by Robert Stolz 1927: Yvette und ihre Freunde, libretto with Wilhelm Sterk; music by Michael Krasznay-Krausz 1927: Eine einzige Nacht, libretto with Leopold Jacobson; music by Robert Stolz 1949: , libretto with Hubert Marischka; music by Ludwig Schmidseder

Adaptation: Das Spitzentuch der Königin (Johann Strauss)

Filmography The Gentleman Without a Residence, directed by Fritz Freund (Austria, 1915, based on the play Der Herr ohne Wohnung) The Gentleman Without a Residence, directed by Heinrich Bolten-Baeckers (Germany, 1925, based on the play Der Herr ohne Wohnung) The Garden of Eden, directed by Lewis Milestone (1928, based on the play Der Garten Eden) The Beloved of His Highness, directed by Luise Fleck and Jacob Fleck (Germany, 1928, based on the operetta Die Geliebte Seiner Hoheit) Three Sinners, directed by Rowland V. Lee (1928, based on the play Das zweite Leben) Der Mitternachtswalzer, directed by Heinz Paul (Austria, 1929, based on the operetta Der Mitternachtswalzer) Money on the Street, directed by Georg Jacoby (Germany, 1930, based on the play Geld auf der Straße) , directed by Hans Steinhoff (Germany, 1931, based on the operetta Zsuzsi kisasszony) Once a Lady, directed by Guthrie McClintic (1931, based on the play Das zweite Leben) The Office Manager, directed by Hans Behrendt (Germany, 1931, based on the play Das Konto X) Her Majesty, Love, directed by William Dieterle (1931, remake of the 1931 film Her Majesty the Barmaid) The Gentleman Without a Residence, directed by E. W. Emo (Austria, 1934, based on the play Der Herr ohne Wohnung) Who's Your Lady Friend?, directed by Carol Reed (UK, 1937, based on the play Der Herr ohne Wohnung) Ducháček Will Fix It, directed by Karel Lamač (Czechoslovakia, 1938, based on the play Das Konto X) , directed by Hans Wolff (Austria, 1958, based on the play Die Sachertorte) Das Geld liegt auf der Straße, directed by Klaus Überall (West Germany, 1966, TV film, based on the play Geld auf der Straße)

Screenwriter (dir. Richard Oswald, 1915, Germany) Her Majesty the Barmaid (dir. Joe May, 1931, German) His Highness Love (dir. Robert Péguy, Erich Schmidt, and Joe May, 1931, French) Hirsekorn greift ein (dir. Rudolf Bernauer, 1931, Germany) The Magic Top Hat (dir. Rudolf Bernauer, 1932, Germany) (dir. Fritz Schulz, 1934, Hungary; German-language adaptation of the 1934 film ) Kissing Is No Sin (dir. Hubert Marischka, 1950, Austria/West Germany) The Merry Farmer (dir. Georg Marischka, 1951, Austria) Hello Porter (dir. Franz Antel, 1952, Austria) Rose of the Mountain (dir. Hubert Marischka, 1952, West Germany) A Night in Venice (dir. Georg Wildhagen, 1953, Austria) Die Perle von Tokay (dir. Hubert Marischka, 1954, Austria) Brillanten aus Wien (dir. Rolf Kutschera, TV film, 1959, Austria/West Germany) Die Gigerln von Wien (dir. Wolfgang Glück, TV film, 1965, Austria)

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Who was Rudolf Oesterreicher?

Austrian author (1881–1966)

When was Rudolf Oesterreicher born?

Rudolf Oesterreicher was born on 19 July 1881 in Vienna.

When did Rudolf Oesterreicher die?

Rudolf Oesterreicher died on 23 October 1966 in Vienna.

What was Rudolf Oesterreicher's occupation?

Rudolf Oesterreicher was a screenwriter, writer, cabaret performer, theatre manager, production manager and playwright.

What nationality was Rudolf Oesterreicher?

Rudolf Oesterreicher was Austrian.

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· Wikipedia: Rudolf Oesterreicher

· Wikidata: Q2174314

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