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• Alexander, Peter    b. June 30, 1926  d. February 12, 2011
  Entertainer. An Austrian singer and actor, nicknamed "Peter the Great" by his fans, he came to symbolize his country's return to prosperity after World War II with his wit and charm. Alexander first rose to fame in the 1950s with appearances in dozens of film comedies and and scores successful recordings. He parodied the vocal styles of many famous German-language singers, including Zarah Leander, Marlene Dietrich, and Hans Moser. He also performed with Leila Negra and Louis Armstrong...[Read More] (Bio by: Rudi Polt)
  Grinzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
  Plot: Gruppe 7, Reihe 1, Nr. 12
   
• Aslan, Raoul    b. October 16, 1886  d. June 18, 1958
  Actor. Performer of Armenian origin who came from Greece to Austria. The director of "Burgtheater" from 1945 to 1948, he was the member of its ensemble since 1920. The first "Kammerschauspieler" title holder in Austria.
  Cause of death: heart attack
  Grinzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
   
• Gropius, Manon    b. October 5, 1916  d. April 22, 1935
  Austrian Folk Figure. The daughter of famed architect Walter Gropius and Alma Mahler, she charmed inter-war Vienna society with her vivacious personality and intellect. Her death at 18 from polio inspired composer Alban Berg to write his great Violin Concerto (1936), which he dedicated "To the Memory of an Angel". Its first section is a "musical portrait" of Manon; the second depicts her death struggle and culminates in her soul achieving final peace. It was Berg's last completed work. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Grinzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
   
• Hörbiger, Attila    b. April 21, 1896  d. April 27, 1987
  Actor. Brother of actor Paul Hörbiger, Hörbiger had his first film appearance in 1922 for the movie "Sodom und Gomorra," it followed other silent movies in which he often impersonated villains and imperious characters. and in the war years he played next to his wife Paula Wessely in the propaganda movie "Heimkehr" (1941). Attila Hörbiger was achieved with many awards during his long-standing career, among others the Bundesverdienstkreuz of the FRG in 1954 and he was the bearer of the Kainz-...[Read More] (Bio by: MC)
  Grinzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
   
• Mahler, Gustav    b. July 7, 1860  d. May 18, 1911
  Composer. He is known for his epic-scale symphonies and orchestral song-cycles, which provided an important link between the late 19th Century Romantic and early Modern periods. His music was thought to be so baffling and idiosyncratic that it was not fully appreciated until 50 years after his death. He was also an outstanding conductor. Mahler was born in Kalischt, Bohemia (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, now in the Czech Republic), one of 11 children of a poor Jewish couple...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Grinzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
  Plot: Group 6, Row 7, No.1
   
• Mahler Gropius Werfel (Shindler), Alma    b. August 31, 1879  d. December 11, 1964
  Composer. She was the wife of composer Gustav Mahler, Architect Walter Gropius and Author, Franz Werfel. The death of her daughter, "Manon" inspired the violin concerto of Alban Berg.
  Grinzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
  Plot: Group 6, Row 6, Number 7
   
• Rosé, Alma [cenotaph]    b. November 3, 1906  d. April 4, 1944
  Violinist, Conductor. As director of the Women's Orchestra at Auschwitz, the infamous Nazi death camp, she helped save the lives of over 40 mostly Jewish musicians during World War II. Born in Vienna into an assimilated Jewish family (originally named Rosenblum), Rosé was predestined for a musical career. She was the daughter of Arnold Rosé, longtime Concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic and State Opera orchestras, and founder of the world famous Rosé String Quartet; her uncle was...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Grinzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
   
• Rosé, Arnold    b. October 24, 1863  d. August 25, 1946
  Violinist. He was the longtime concertmaster of the Vienna State Opera and the Vienna Philharmonic, and the founder of the world famous Rosé Quartet. Conductor Sir Adrian Boult called him "Europe's greatest orchestral leader of his time". Rosé was born Arnold Josef Rosenblum in Jassy, Romania, and studied at the Vienna Conservatory (1873 to 1879). Well aware of anti-Semitism in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he changed his name to Rosé soon after embarking on his professional career and later...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Grinzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
   
• Unterkircher, Hans   b. August 22, 1895  d. May 26, 1971
  Austrian Stage and Film Actor. He appeared in more than 80 film and television works in his career, which spanned more than half a century. From 1914 to 1918 he worked on stage and in film in the United States, and he is said to have "discovered" Rudolph Valentino. He appeared in the famous Austrian film Hotel Sacher in 1939. (Bio by: Rudi Polt)
  Grinzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
   
• von Ferstel, Heinrich    b. July 7, 1828  d. July 14, 1883
  Austrian architect.
  Grinzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
   
• Wessely, Paula   b. January 20, 1907  d. May 13, 2000
  Actress. Wessely made her debut in "Maskerade" (1934). During the Second World War she played in nazi propaganda movies like "Heimkehr" ("Coming Home", 1941). Wessely refused several invitations to go to Hollywood and therefore never really became famous outside the German speaking region. (Bio by: MC)
  Grinzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
  Plot: Gruppe 6, Reihe 3, Grab 3
   
• Wittgenstein, Paul   b. May 11, 1887  d. March 3, 1961
  Musician. A pianist, he was on the threshold of a brilliant career when he lost his right arm during World War I. After the war he continued to give concerts playing with his left hand only, and his talent and determination made him an inspirational figure to the disabled. He is best remembered for commissioning Maurice Ravel's brilliant "Concerto for the Left Hand", which he premiered in 1931; it is the only such work in the standard repertory. Wittgenstein also commissioned (but never...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Grinzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
   

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