Hans Brennert

Hans Brennert (born June 24, 1870 in Berlin , † February 8, 1942 there ) was a German writer, playwright and screenwriter.

Life

Hans Brennert was the son of a school principal and studied philosophy, literature and political science in Berlin. From 1895 he worked as a playwright, radio and film writer. He also wrote for the Berliner Tageblatt and the Vossische Zeitung .

From 1920 to 1930, Brennert was director of the city of Berlin's news office. He is a co-founder of the Association of German Stage Writers and Stage Composers.

Hans Brennert died in Berlin in 1942 at the age of 71. His grave, which has not been preserved, was in one of the cemeteries in front of Hallesches Tor . It is not known exactly which one.

Works

The Asphalt Flower (comedy), 1901.
The Indian wet nurse . Comedy in one act. Berlin: Harmony, 1901.
The yellow glow . Screenplay, 1918.
Algol. Tragedy of Power (screenplay with Fridel Köhne ), 1920
Court ball at Zille or: "My Milljöh-!" Singspiel from Berlin O. with music by Hans May . Berlin: Eysler, 1925.
The city without sleep. Berlin stories . Berlin: Eysler, 1926. (Front title: Berlin. Stories and Songs , Vol. 1.)
The neighing official white man. Berlin stories . Berlin: Eysler, 1926. (Front title: Berlin. Stories and Songs , Vol. 2.)
The asphalt harp. Berlin chants . Berlin: Eysler, 1926. (Front title: Berlin. Stories and Songs , Vol. 3.)
Heimat (script collaboration), 1938
Berlin rhapsodies . Berlin: Scherl, 1942.

Screenplay (selection)

literature

Wilhelm Kosch : German Theater Lexicon. Biographical and bibliographical manual. Volume 1: A - Hurk. Ferdinand Kleinmayr, Klagenfurt et al. 1953, p. 206.
Wilhelm Kosch (founder), Carl Ludwig Lang (Hrsg.): German Literature Lexicon. The 20th century. Volume 4: Braungart - Busta. Saur, Zurich et al. 2003, ISBN 3-908255-04-X , Sp. 175.

Web links

Hans Brennert at filmportal.de
Hans Brennert in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Works by and about Hans Brennert in the German Digital Library
Literature by and about Hans Brennert in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

^ Hans-Jürgen Mende : Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 , p. 218.

personal data
SURNAME	Brennert, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German writer, playwright and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH	June 24, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH	Berlin
DATE OF DEATH	February 8, 1942
Place of death	Berlin

[1] Hans-Jürgen Mende : Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 , p. 218.