Hans Müller-Einigen
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Hans Müller (born 25 October 1882 in Brünn
, Austria–Hungary; died 8 March 1950 in Einigen) was a German language
writer, author of screenplay
s and director. As his proper name, Hans Müller, was quite common, he added the Swiss village of Einigen to it.
He is known for his screenplay for The White Horse Inn
(Im weißen Rößl, 1930), written together with Robert Gilbert
and Erik Charell
, set to music by Ralph Benatzky
. Earlier works were the Libretto
for Erich Wolfgang Korngold
, Violanta
(1916) and Das Wunder der Heliane
(1927), based on works.
Since 1930 he lived in Einigen, spending some time also in Hollywood.
His brother was the author and critic Ernst Lothar
(actually Ernst Lothar Müller).
Hans Müller was attacked in Karl Kraus
' play Die letzten Tage der Menschheit (The Last Days of Mankind) and in his journal .
Lyric
Drama
Libretti
Screen plays
Autobiography
Roman
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
, Austria–Hungary; died 8 March 1950 in Einigen) was a German language
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
writer, author of screenplay
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
s and director. As his proper name, Hans Müller, was quite common, he added the Swiss village of Einigen to it.
He is known for his screenplay for The White Horse Inn
The White Horse Inn
Im weißen Rößl is an operetta or musical comedy set in the picturesque Salzkammergut region of Upper Austria. It is about the head waiter of the White Horse Inn in St. Wolfgang who is desperately in love with the owner of the inn, a resolute young woman who at first only has eyes for one of her...
(Im weißen Rößl, 1930), written together with Robert Gilbert
Robert Gilbert (musician)
Robert Gilbert was a German composer of light music, lyricist, singer, and actor. His father was Max Winterfeld, a composer and conductor who went by the pen name of Jean Gilbert...
and Erik Charell
Erik Charell
Erich Karl Löwenberg , later known as Erik Charell, was a German actor and director. He was best known as a director of musical revues and operettas, especially at Großes Schauspielhaus in Berlin...
, set to music by Ralph Benatzky
Ralph Benatzky
Ralph Benatzky , Moravia, Austrian Empire – 16 October 1957), born in Moravské Budějovice as Rudolf Josef František Benatzki, was an Austrian composer of Czech origin...
. Earlier works were the Libretto
Libretto
A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...
for Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Erich Wolfgang Korngold was an Austro-Hungarian film and romantic music composer. While his compositional style was considered well out of vogue at the time he died, his music has more recently undergone a reevaluation and a gradual reawakening of interest...
, Violanta
Violanta
Violanta is a one-act opera by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. The libretto is by the Austrian playwright Hans Müller-Einigen. It is Korngold's second opera, written when he was only seventeen years old.-Performance history:...
(1916) and Das Wunder der Heliane
Das Wunder der Heliane
Das Wunder der Heliane , Op.20 is an opera in three acts by Erich Wolfgang Korngold with a libretto by Hans Müller-Einigen, after Hans Kaltneker. It was first performed at the Hamburg State Opera on 7 October 1927...
(1927), based on works.
Since 1930 he lived in Einigen, spending some time also in Hollywood.
His brother was the author and critic Ernst Lothar
Ernst Lothar
Ernst Lothar was a Moravian-Austrian writer, theatre director/manager and producer.He was born Ernst Lothar Müller, and as Müller is common German surname, he dropped it. His brother, Hans Müller-Einigen, went the other way and added a surname.-Biography:...
(actually Ernst Lothar Müller).
Hans Müller was attacked in Karl Kraus
Karl Kraus
Karl Kraus was an Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet. He is regarded as one of the foremost German-language satirists of the 20th century, especially for his witty criticism of the press, German culture, and German and Austrian...
' play Die letzten Tage der Menschheit (The Last Days of Mankind) and in his journal .
Work
Novels- Buch der Abenteuer, 1905 – including Nur der Prinzgemahl, made into the operetta Ein WalzertraumEin WalzertraumEin Walzertraum is an operetta by Oscar Straus with a German libretto by Leopold Jacobson and Felix Dörmann, based on the novella Nur der Prinzgemahl by Hans Müller-Einigen from his 1905 book Buch der Abenteuer .The young Jacobson presented Straus with a libretto for Ein Walzertraum at a...
(1907) and the film The Smiling LieutenantThe Smiling LieutenantThe Smiling Lieutenant is an American film directed by Ernst Lubitsch, starring Maurice Chevalier and Claudette Colbert, and released by Paramount Pictures.-Production background:...
(1931)
Lyric
- Die lockende Geige, 1904
- Der Garten des Lebens, 1904
- Die Rosenlaute, 1909
Drama
- Das Wunder des Beatus, 1910
- Die Sterne, 1919 – made into the Ernst LubitschErnst LubitschErnst Lubitsch was a German-born film director. His urbane comedies of manners gave him the reputation of being Hollywood's most elegant and sophisticated director; as his prestige grew, his films were promoted as having "the Lubitsch touch."In 1947 he received an Honorary Academy Award for his...
1923 silent film Die Flamme - Der Vampir oder die Gejagten, 1923
- Der Helfer Gottes, 1947
Libretti
- ViolantaViolantaViolanta is a one-act opera by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. The libretto is by the Austrian playwright Hans Müller-Einigen. It is Korngold's second opera, written when he was only seventeen years old.-Performance history:...
, operaOperaOpera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
, 1916; music: Erich Wolfgang KorngoldErich Wolfgang KorngoldErich Wolfgang Korngold was an Austro-Hungarian film and romantic music composer. While his compositional style was considered well out of vogue at the time he died, his music has more recently undergone a reevaluation and a gradual reawakening of interest... - Das Wunder der HelianeDas Wunder der HelianeDas Wunder der Heliane , Op.20 is an opera in three acts by Erich Wolfgang Korngold with a libretto by Hans Müller-Einigen, after Hans Kaltneker. It was first performed at the Hamburg State Opera on 7 October 1927...
, opera, 1927; music: Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Screen plays
- Die Tochter der Frau von Larsac, 1925 (silent movie)
- Schwester Veronica, 1927 (silent)
- Das brennende Haus, 1929 (silent)
- Monte CarloMonte Carlo (1930 film)Monte Carlo is a 1930 American musical comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. It stars Jeanette MacDonald as Countess Helene Mara. The film is also notable for the song "Beyond the Blue Horizon", which was written for the film and was performed by Jeanette MacDonald. The film was also hailed by...
, 1930 - Liebling der Götter, 1930
- Bomben auf Monte Carlo, 1931; music: Werner Richard Heymann
- Yorck, 1931
- Quick, 1932
- Frischer Wind aus Kanada, 1935
Autobiography
- Geliebte Erde, 1938
Roman
- Das Glück, da zu sein, 1940
- Jugend in Wien, 1945
External links
- Biografie (cyranos.ch)