Paul Löwinger (10 November 1904 – 17 December 1988) was an
Austrian
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actor, theatre manager and writer.
While still a child, he performed on his parents' stage, the
Löwinger Bühne. In 1938, they were probably the first theatre ensemble which performed in front of television cameras. The same year he married Liesl Meinhard. The couple had three children:
Guggi Löwinger,
Sissy Löwinger and Paul Löwinger. He took over the Löwinger Bühne in 1947. Löwinger wrote numerous comedies and well known plays. His plays were often broadcast on television. He also took part in numerous German and Austrian films, such as "Zyankali" (1947) or "Kaiserball" (1956) and became internationally popular. His daughter Sissy managed the family-owned theatre until her death on 25 September 2011. Löwinger was buried (like his wife) at the
Wiener Zentralfriedhof
The Vienna Central Cemetery () is one of the largest cemeteries in the world by number of interred, and is the most well-known among Vienna's nearly 50 cemeteries. The cemetery's name is descriptive of its significance as Vienna's biggest cemet ...
.
Selected filmography
* ''
His Daughter is Called Peter'' (1936)
* ''
The Fall of Valentin'' (1951)
* ''
Royal Hunt in Ischl'' (1955)
* ''
Emperor's Ball
''Emperor's Ball'' () is a 1956 Austrian drama film directed by Franz Antel and starring Sonja Ziemann, Rudolf Prack and Hannelore Bollmann. The film is part of a cycle of films set during the old Austro-Hungarian Empire.Kapczynski & Richardson ...
'' (1956)
* ''
The Beautiful Master
''The Beautiful Master'' (German: ''Die schöne Meisterin'') is a 1956 West German comedy film directed by Rudolf Schündler and starring Herta Staal, Paul Bösiger and Walter Gross.Höfig p.338
The film's sets were designed by the art directo ...
'' (1956)
* ''
My Father, the Ape and I'' (1971)
External links
Paul Löwinger at IMDBScene Löwinger Bühne (Sissy with Paul Löwinger)Paul Löwinger at austria-forum
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1904 births
1988 deaths
Austrian male child actors
Austrian male film actors
Austrian male stage actors
20th-century Austrian male actors