Robert Weil (writer)
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Robert Weil was a writer for stage and screen. Under the pseudonym "Gustav Holm", he co-authored (with Ernst Décsey
) a play Sissys Brautfahrt ("Sissy's bridal journey") which was later used for the libretto of the well-known operetta
Sissi
by Ernst
and Hubert Marischka
. He also used the pseudonym "Homunkulus".
Ernst Décsey
Professor Dr. Ernst Décsey, born Ernst Deutsch , was an Austrian author and music critic.Décsey was born in Hamburg and studied law at the Vienna University...
) a play Sissys Brautfahrt ("Sissy's bridal journey") which was later used for the libretto of the well-known operetta
Operetta
Operetta is a genre of light opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter. It is also closely related, in English-language works, to forms of musical theatre.-Origins:...
Sissi
Sissi (film)
Sissi is a 1955 film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Uta Franz, Gustav Knuth, Vilma Degischer and Josef Meinrad. It is the first of a trilogy of romantic films about the Empress of Austria, Elisabeth of Bavaria, who was known to her family...
by Ernst
Ernst Marischka
Ernst Marischka was an Austrian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 93 films between 1913 and 1962. He also directed 29 films between 1915 and 1962...
and Hubert Marischka
Hubert Marischka
Hubert Marischka , brother of Ernst Marischka, was an Austrian operetta tenor, actor, film director and screenwriter.- Career :...
. He also used the pseudonym "Homunkulus".
Further reading
- http://www.kabarettarchiv.at/Bio/Weil.htm