Fred Hennings

Fred Hennings (born January 26, 1895 in Klagenfurt as Franz Josef Theresia von Pawłowski ; † November 22, 1981 in Vienna ) was an Austrian actor and author . From 1923 to 1971 he worked at the Vienna Burgtheater , from 1963 as an honorary member.

family

The father of Fred Hennings was in Tállya , Hungary -born and later Imperial Councilor and District Governor of Spittal in Upper Carinthia Alexander von Pawlowski (1859-), which on 27 September 1890 in Klagenfurt with Helene von Edlmann (1866-) , from a family of the Carinthian civil service nobility, had married. The Pawłowski family originally belonged to the old Polish nobility and on July 1, 1907, District Captain Alexander von Pawłowski received Ah. Resolution the confirmation of his Polish nobility with the advantages of the Austrian knighthood, furthermore he received the authorization to use the predicate "von Jarosław" and the coat of arms Korab. From then on the family could call themselves "Knight Pawłowski von Jarosław of the Korab coat of arms". The eldest of Fred Hennings' three brothers was Wladimir von Pawlowski (1891–1961), who was active in high government positions during the National Socialist era , including as deputy imperial governor in Carinthia .

Life

Hennings graduated from high school and was then an officer in the Kuk Army . From 1923 he was a heroic actor at the Vienna Burgtheater. In June 1933 he joined the NSDAP, which was banned in Austria. He was also a member of the illegal SA Brigade 6. In 1936, Hennings played a key role alongside Magda Schneider , Willy Eichberger and Hilde von Stolz in the film Der Weg des Herzens (original title in Austria: Prater ).

After the German troops marched into Austria and the “ Anschluss ”, he assured “ as the leading Nazi among the soloists ” the director Carl Ebert , who was coming from Germany and with whom he rehearsed Cassius in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar , “ that he was already running firmly in hand that all important decisions had been made during the night and that he was in favor of humane treatment of the 'poor Jews etc.' vouch for myself at the Burgtheater ”. In spite of this insurance, various members of the ensemble and employees of the Burgtheater were “on leave” on March 11, 1938 and in the following days and their salaries were canceled.

Hennings was a knowledgeable collector of Viennensia - his collection of around 16,000 photos of Viennese houses is now part of the picture archive of the Austrian National Library . As a cultural-historical author, Hennings was particularly successful with his volumes on the Ringstrasse era.

At his age he found his way back to the Catholic Church and cultivated close relationships with some of the confreres in the Heiligenkreuz Abbey . He was buried in Heiligenkreuz.

Works

Twice Burgtheater , 1955
And sits on the left hand , 1962
Ringstrasse Symphony , 3 volumes, 1963/64
The Baroque Vienna , 2 volumes, 1965
The Josephine Vienna , 1966
As long as he lives , 5 volumes, 1968–71
I like being old , 1971
Heimat Burgtheater , 3 volumes, 1972–74

Awards

1955: Prize of the City of Vienna for popular education
1960: Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, 1st class
1977: Ring of Honor of the City of Vienna

Web links

Literature by and about Fred Hennings in the catalog of the German National Library
Fred Hennings in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Entry on Fred Hennings in the Austria Forum (in the Austrian personal lexicon of the First and Second Republic )

Individual evidence

↑ Register of the diocese Gurk, parish Klagenfurt-St. Egid, Birth Book XXII, 1893-1895, p. 215.
^ Genealogical paperback of the noble houses of Austria, year 1905, p. 172.
↑ Frank-Döfering, Peter (ed.) - Adelslexikon des Österreichischen Kaisertums, 1804–1918 Vienna 1989, p. 592 (Rz. 199).
↑ Kreuzer, Anton - Carinthian. Biographical sketches, 17. – 20. Jhdt., Klagenfurt 1997, pp. 157–158.
↑ Oliver Rathkolb: Loyal to the Führer and God-Grace. Artist elite in the Third Reich , Österreichischer Bundesverlag Wien, 1991, p. 56.
↑ Rathkolb: Fuhrertreu and gottbegnadet , p. 158.
^ Complete quotation from Ebert's memoirs in Rathkolb: Führertreu und gottbegnadet , p. 154.
↑ Rathkolb: Fuhrertreu and gottbegnadet , p. 154.
↑ Werner Richter, Historia Sanctae Crucis, Heiligenkreuz 2011, pp. 443–444.

personal data
SURNAME	Hennings, Fred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	von Papen-Pawlowski, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian chamber actor and author
DATE OF BIRTH	January 26, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH	Klagenfurt
DATE OF DEATH	November 22, 1981
Place of death	Vienna

[1] Register of the diocese Gurk, parish Klagenfurt-St. Egid, Birth Book XXII, 1893-1895, p. 215.

[2] Genealogical paperback of the noble houses of Austria, year 1905, p. 172.

[3] Frank-Döfering, Peter (ed.) - Adelslexikon des Österreichischen Kaisertums, 1804–1918 Vienna 1989, p. 592 (Rz. 199).

[4] Kreuzer, Anton - Carinthian. Biographical sketches, 17. – 20. Jhdt., Klagenfurt 1997, pp. 157–158.

[5] Oliver Rathkolb: Loyal to the Führer and God-Grace. Artist elite in the Third Reich , Österreichischer Bundesverlag Wien, 1991, p. 56.

[6] Rathkolb: Fuhrertreu and gottbegnadet , p. 158.

[7] Complete quotation from Ebert's memoirs in Rathkolb: Führertreu und gottbegnadet , p. 154.

[8] Rathkolb: Fuhrertreu and gottbegnadet , p. 154.

[9] Werner Richter, Historia Sanctae Crucis, Heiligenkreuz 2011, pp. 443–444.