Günther Fritsch (journalist)

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Günther Fritsch (born June 26, 1926 ; † May 23, 1982 in Vienna ) was an Austrian court reporter , journalist and humorous author.

Life

He became known for his satirical column from the judicial environment, which he had allegedly invented in part, in the Vienna Kronenzeitung since 1961 . The series became so successful that it sold books ( Heiteres Bezirksgericht ) and five long-playing records ( Wiener Bezirksgericht ) a. a. with Helmut Qualtinger .

The first episode of this series was recorded in April 1965 with Erni Mangold , Helmut Qualtinger, Kurt Sowinetz , Otto Kobalek and Heinz Reincke . Lotte Lang , Fritz Muliar , Helmut Qualtinger and Otto Kobalek participated in the second episode from 1966 . The third part appeared in the summer of 1971 with Qualtinger, the fourth episode from the autumn of 1971 was played by Brigitte Swoboda , Ernst Meister , Helmut Qualtinger and Kurt Sowinetz.

Fritsch also appeared as an author of radio play productions with a different background. Although it was Viennese comedy character, it had nothing in common with the court environment, such as B. The darn seventh hair (1969) with Fritz Muliar and Elfriede Ott in the leading roles.

Little is known about his private life. As early as 1954 he emphasized to the editor of the anthology series Voices of the Present , Hans Weigel , that for “private reasons” he did not want to provide any biographical information and that the printed work did not have an “ autobiographical character”. Regardless of this, Weigel continued to support him. In addition, Fritsch seems to have belonged to the expanded circle of friends and parties around Qualtinger in the mid-1960s, as photo sources show.

Günter Fritsch found his final resting place in Ehrenhain 40 in the Vienna Central Cemetery in the immediate vicinity of the grave sites of Ulla Jacobsson and Fatty George . The title of his most famous work can be found below his biography: Heiteres Bezirksgericht .

reception

Based on his court reports, the ORF produced a TV film in 1978 with the name Before court we see each other again (director: Peter Weck ), which tells the stories in the person of the Higher Regional Court Councilor a. D. Mautner ( Hans Holt ) gives a central theme. Bored by the daily routine of the pension, thanks to the support of the clerk Gramiller ( Otto Schenk ), he digs out old trial files and relives the cases he has grown to love again in his mind's eye.

plant

  • Cheerful district court . Stieglitz-Verlag, Händle Irdning / Steiermark 1979, ISBN 3-7987-0183-0
  • Cheerful district court. A selection of the most beautiful stories . Stieglitz-Verlag, Händle Irdning / Steiermark 1987, ISBN 3-7987-0265-9
  • Günther Fritsch / Ernst Klein: Cheerful district court . Kremayr & Scheriau 1994, ISBN 978-3218005975
monologue
  • Confession of a prostitute . Sessler, Munich / Vienna 1972 (unpublished manuscript )
Audio book
  • Vienna District Court . (originally four episodes on LP ) Hörsturz-Booksound, CD, NA Erding 1991, ISBN 978-3902027290
radio play
  • That damn seventh hair . 1969, directed by Erich Schwanda
  • The gateway to happiness . Speaker: Elli Naschold, Preiser, Vienna 1982

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The columns of the Kronenzeitung
  2. ↑ hoergold.de
  3. ↑ Vienna District Court 2 ( Memento of the original from January 10, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hoer-gold.de
  4. ↑ District Court 3
  5. ↑ District Court 4
  6. ↑ oe1.ORF.at
  7. ↑ Hans Weigel (ed.): Voices of the present . Society for Freedom of Culture, Albrecht Dürer Verlag, Vienna 1954, p. 262.
  8. ↑ Location of the grave
  9. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077095/
  10. ↑ tvprogramme.net
  11. ↑ Originally self-published in Vienna in five volumes between 1962 and 1968 .
personal data
SURNAME Fritsch, Günther
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian court reporter, journalist and humorous author
DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1926
DATE OF DEATH May 23, 1982
Place of death Vienna