Carl Leopold Hollitzer (born in

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; died in

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, Lower Austria, Austria) was an Austrian

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, singer and

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artist.

Biography

Hollitzer was born and raised in Deutsch-Altenburg. His family had a construction business. His father, Karl Hollitzer, was the local judge from 1876 until 1848 and from 1848 until 1884 he was elected mayor of

. As owner of a stone pit he made a fortune with contracts from the time the

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was regulated. The young Carl Leopold studied at the

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. From 1906 on, he starred as a singer in the first Viennese cabaret stages, the cabaret ''Nachtlicht'' and the Cabaret Fledermaus. His second wife Gertrude Barrison was also a singer and they appeared many times together on the stage of the Cabaret Fledermaus. He founded the artist association "Jungbund" and became its president. Later on he joined the

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. Hollitzer was also known for his fine

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. He caricatured some of the most famous people from his time like

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, Karl Kraus,

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and

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. Many originals of his caricatures are in the

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. Many long forgotten and until this day unpublished scripts, notes and caricatures are in the hands of a collector from

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. The last exhibition took place in 2001 in the

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. One of Hollitzer passions was

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. He managed to create one of the biggest collections of weapons and uniforms in Europe. This collection was put up for an auction in the year 1934. Most of the uniforms and weapons were bought by the

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in Vienna and are still exhibited until this day. In 1956, an alley in the Viennese district

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was named after Carl Hollitzer.

External links

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www.kabarettarchiv.at
- Hollitzer im österreichischen Kabarett-Archiv. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hollitzer, Carl 1874 births 1942 deaths People from Bruck an der Leitha District Austrian male stage actors Austrian caricaturists 20th-century Austrian male singers Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni