Manker, Gustav#
b. Vienna, March 29, 1913, d. Vienna, July 7, 1988, stage designer, director, theatre director, husband of H. Sochor, Father of Paulus Manker. Studied directing and acting with M. Reinhardt, and stage design with A. Roller and O. Strnad, from 1938 until his retirement in 1979 at the Wiener Volkstheater, from 1938 stage designer, from1946 director (numerous Nestroy and Anzengruber productions); during his management, 1969 to 1979, M. supported and helped young dramatists like (P. Turrini, W. Bauer) and actors like (K. Hackl F. Morak and K. Speiser).
Literature#
H. Schwarz, Gestaltung und Gestalter des modernen Buehnenbilds: Judtmann, M., Meinecke, 1950; E. Schreiner (ed.), 100 Jahre Volkstheater, 1989; M. Konschill, G. M. und das Wr. Volkstheater, master´s thesis, Vienna 1999.