Alfred Steinberg-Frank

Alfred Steinberg-Frank (born May 6, 1888 in Vienna ; † November 19, 1953 there ) was a bank clerk and lyricist of Viennese songs.

Live and act

Alfred Steinberg-Frank initially worked as an authorized signatory at a major bank. After their collapse he worked as a freelance writer, operetta librettist and lyricist. Up to 600 Viennese songs are attributed to him. He wrote songs like That was in Petersdorf together with Heinrich Strecker .

He was also president of the Society for the Promotion of Viennese Folk Art .

Steinberg-Frank is buried in an honorary grave of the City of Vienna in the Vienna Central Cemetery (30D-2-9)

Lyrics (excerpt)

• Then the old Stephansturm begins to chat
• In the Brigittenau
• On the Lahmgruabn
• Wine, woman, Vienna
• That was in Petersdorf

Operettas

• Das Kaiserliebchen, 1930 (with E. Decsey)
• Boyar love, 1932 (with H. Borutzky)
• Fairy tales from Vienna, 1937

Awards

• He received a certificate of honor from the market town of Perchtoldsdorf
• He was an honorary member of the Association for the Preservation and Promotion of the Hernals Local History Museum

Appreciation

• In 1963 the Steinberg-Frank-Gasse in Perchtoldsdorf was named after him .
• In 1960, the Hernals local history museum installed a memorial plaque in Albertgasse .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Christian Fastl: .xml Alfred Steinberg-Frank. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7001-3067-8 .
2. ↑ Christine Mitterwenger / Gregor Gatsch Riedl: Perchtoldsdorfer Straßenlexikon , 2004 ISBN 3 901 316 20 5

Web links

• Entry on Alfred Steinberg-Frank in the Austria Forum  (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
• Alfred Steinberg-Frank in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna