Eugen Ortner
Eugen Ortner | |
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Born | 26 November 1890 Glaishammer, Bavaria, German Empire |
Died | 19 March 1947 (aged 56) |
Occupation | Writer |
Eugen Ortner (1890-1947) was a German playwright and writer. His works include the 1928 tragedy Meier Helmbrecht and an anti-semitic stage version of Jud Süß, written to ingratiate himself with the new Nazi regime.[1] He later concentrated on writing historical biographies and novels, including of George Frideric Handel in 1942.
References[]
- ^ Noack p.72
Bibliography[]
- Noack, Frank. Veit Harlan: The Life and Work of a Nazi Filmmaker. University Press of Kentucky, 2016.
- Schmidt, Alexander. Kultur in Nürnberg 1918-1933: die Weimarer Moderne in der Provinz. Sandberg-Verlag, 2005.
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- 1890 births
- 1947 deaths
- Writers from Nuremberg
- 20th-century German dramatists and playwrights
- German writer stubs