Herbert Waniek
Herbert Waniek (born October 17, 1897 in Vienna ; † May 11, 1949 there ) was an Austrian director and actor .
He was the son of Rudolf Waniek , who was a household goods dealer and purveyor to the court .
Herbert Waniek had his first directorial work in 1921 at the Deutsches Theater in Brno , and in 1922 at the Deutsches Volkstheater in Vienna. In 1924 he worked as an actor at the Vienna Theater in der Josefstadt under the leadership of Max Reinhardt .
In 1926 he co-founded the "Theater des Neuen" and worked as a director of matinee performances of modern dramas in the Theater in der Josefstadt. He switched over and in 1927 was an actor, director and senior director at the Schauspielhaus Zurich . In 1930 he became senior director in Essen, and in 1931 he returned to the Zurich theater. From 1933 to 1949 he was director at the Burgtheater with a total of 66 productions.
literature
- Julia Danielczyk, Thomas Blubacher : Herbert Waniek . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 3, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 2050.
- J. Mayerhöfer (Ed.): Herbert Waniek. An Austrian director (1897-1949) . 1977.
- F. Wagner: Herbert Waniek as a director . Dissertation, Vienna 1959.
Web links
- Entry on Herbert Waniek in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
- HERBERT WANIEK in theInternet Movie Database(English)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Waniek, Herbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian director and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 17, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 1949 |
| Place of death | Vienna |