Kaus, Gina eigentlich G. Zirner-Kranz, Pseudonym Andreas Eckbrecht#
b. Vienna, Nov. 21, 1894, d. Los Angeles (USA), Dec. 23, 1985, writer and scriptwriter. Wrote successful light novels until she emigrated in 1939. Friendship with K. Kraus, H. Broch, V. Baum and others.
Works#
novels: Die Ueberfahrt, 1932; Die Schwestern Kleh, 1933; Katharina die Grosse, 1935; Luxusdampfer, 1937; Der Teufel nebenan, 1940 (1956 film adaptation under the title "Teufel in Seide"). - Comedies: Der laecherliche Dritte, 1926; Whisky und Soda, 1937. - Autobiography: Und was fuer ein Leben, 1979 (re-edition under the title "Von Wien nach Hollywood", ed. and with an epilogue by S. Mulot-Deri, 1992).Literature#
C. Huber, G. K., master's thesis, Vienna 1994.