Ertler, Bruno |
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BORN 29 Jan 1889, Pernitz, Niederösterreich - DIED 10 Dec 1927, Graz, Steiermark GRAVE LOCATION Graz, Steiermark: St. Leonhard-Friedhof (111-010-025-1) |
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Bruno Ertler came from a family of postmen. He worked as a journalist for the "Neuen Grazer Tageblatt" from 1917 to 1922. Later he worked as a civil servant for the regional government. In 1918 his first play was staged in Graz. Although he suffered from a severe liver disease, his work had a positive tone. Among his friends were Joseph Marx and Anton Wildgans. His tragedy "Anna Iwanowa" was later turned into an opera. In 1924 he became a lector at Graz University. He died in 1927 aged only 38 and most of his work was soon forgotten. Work: "Das Spiel von Doktor Faust" (1923); "Belian und Marpalye" (1924). Related persons • was a friend of Wildgans, Anton |
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 The grave of Bruno Ertler at the St. Leonhard-Friedhof, Graz. Picture by Androom (11 Sep 2004) |
Sources • Gross, Eugen, Friedhofführer der Pfarre Graz-St. Leonhard, Wirtschaftsrat der röm.-kath. Pfarre Graz-St. Leonhard, Graz, 2004 |
