Max Reinhardt

Also known as Maximilian Goldmann, Max Goldmann

theatre director and actor (1873-1943)

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Max Reinhardt was an Austrian and American film director, actor, and university teacher. Born in Baden in 1873, he worked in Hollywood and was employed by the Deutsches Theater and the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. His students included Luise Rainer, William Dieterle, F. W. Murnau, and Max Schreck. Reinhardt was married to Helene Thimig and had two children, Wolfgang Reinhardt and Gottfried Reinhardt.

He died in New York City in 1943 from a stroke. His archives are held at Binghamton University. Reinhardt was described in the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia and the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron. He was a speaker of German.

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Max Reinhardt, born Maximilian Goldmann, was an Austrian-born theatre and film director, intendant, and theatrical producer. With his innovative stage productions, he is regarded as one of the most prominent directors of German-language theatre in the early 20th century.

Known for

Das Jahrhundert des Theaters — Self (archive footage)2002
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America1992
Hitler: A Career — Self (archive footage)1977
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt — Self (archive footage)1973
Von Reinhardt bis Karajan - 50 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele — Self (archive footage)1970
The Eternal Jew — Self (archive footage)1940
A Dream Comes True — Himself (uncredited)1935
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette — Siegfried1926

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Key facts

Born: Maximilian Goldmann , ( 1873-09-09 ) 9 September 1873, Baden bei Wien , Austria-Hungary
Died: 30 October 1943 (1943-10-30) (aged 70), New York City, US
Resting place: Westchester Hills Cemetery
Occupations: Theatre director , theatrical producer , actor
Spouse s: Else Heims (1910 – 1935; divorced; 2 children), Helene Thimig (1935–1943; his death)
Children: Wolfgang Reinhardt , Gottfried Reinhardt

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Max
Family name: Reinhardt
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Baden
Place of death: New York City
Spouse: Helene Thimig
Child: Gottfried Reinhardt
Occupation: director
Employer: Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts
Languages spoken: German
Image: Max Reinhardt.jpg
Work location: Hollywood
Residence: Salzburg

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Commons category: Max Reinhardt
date of birth: 1873-09-08
date of death: 1943-10-31
described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
nominated for: Nobel Peace Prize
student: Nanette Fabray
related category: Category:Films directed by Max Reinhardt
cause of death: stroke
name in native language: Max Reinhardt
P8168: Bia
manner of death: natural causes

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Encyclopedic overview

Max Reinhardt ( German: [maks ˈʁaɪnhaʁt] ; born Maximilian Goldmann; 9 September 1873 – 30 October 1943) was an Austrian-born theatre and film director, intendant, and theatrical producer. With his radically innovative and avant-garde stage productions, Reinhardt is regarded as one of the most prominent stage directors of the early 20th century.

For example, Reinhardt's 1917 stage premiere of Reinhard Sorge's Kleist Prize-winning stage play Der Bettler almost single-handedly gave birth to Expressionism in the theatre and ultimately in motion pictures as well. In 1920, Reinhardt established the Salzburg Festival by directing an open air production of Hugo von Hofmannsthal's acclaimed adaptation of the Everyman Medieval mystery play in the square before the Cathedral with the Alps as a background. This remains an annual custom at the Salzburg Festival to this day.

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