!!!Schnitzler, Heinrich Henry

Schnitzler, Heinrich (Henry), b. Hinterbruehl (Lower Austria), Aug. 9, 1902, 
d. Vienna, July 12, 1982. Actor, director, son of Arthur  Schnitzler, 
grandson of Johann  Schnitzler, father of Michael  Schnitzler. After 
acting lessons with F.  Herterich 1921 debut at the Wiener 
Raimundtheater, 1923-1932 in Berlin, 1932-1938 at the Deutsches 
Volkstheater in Vienna, where he also worked as a director and 
dramaturge. 1938 emigration to the USA, where he directed and taught 
drama, directing and theatre history from 1942 to 1956; 1957 return to 
Austria, directed plays at the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna 
(about 60 productions), from 1959 its deputy manager; 1963 awarded the 
Kainz Medal; guest director at numerous European theatres; 
administered his father's literary estate (new edition of the 
"Collected Works" in 4 vols., correspondence with H. von  
Hofmannsthal and R. M.  Rilke).

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Work: Jugend in Wien. Eine Autobiographie, 1968 (ed. with T. Nickl).



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