Maran, Gustav

ACTOR, COMEDIAN (AUSTRIA)
BORN 8 Jan 1854, Wien - DIED 19 May 1917, Sulz-Stangau, Niederösterreich: Kaltwasserheilanstalt Löwy
BIRTH NAME Dolezal, Gustav
GRAVE LOCATION Wien: Hietzinger Friedhof, Maxingstraße 15, Hietzing (Gruppe 40, Nummer 8B )

Gustav Maran was born as Gustav Dolezlal. He was educated as a merchant and started a business career at wholesale, but after he took acting lessons he was engaged at the Residenztheater in Vienna in 1873.

He worked in many smaller theatres in Austria until he returned to Vienna. From 1894 to 1917 he worked for the Theater in der Josefstadt. In 1916 he was in the movie "Dominik, wo ist die Tänzerin" next to Gisela Webisek. The Marangasse in Vienna was named after him.

Images

The grave of Gustav Maran at the Hietzing Cemetery in Vienna.
Picture by androom (15 Aug 2006)

 

Sources
Gustav Maran - Wikipedia (DE)


Marbach, Johanna Rosalie

Published: 11 Jun 2011
Last update: 06 Feb 2022