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20th-century theatre managers

50 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Albert BoadellaPerson · Film memorabiliaAlbert Boadella Oncins (born 30 July 1943, in Barcelona) is a Spanish actor and playwright.
António PedroAuthor · BooksAntónio Pedro da Costa (9 December 1909, in Portuguese Cape Verde, Santiago, Praia – 17 August 1966, in Caminha, Moledo, Portugal) was a Portuguese painter, potter, journalist, and writer.
Ariane MnouchkinePerson · Film memorabiliaAriane Mnouchkine (French: [aʁjan nuʃkin]; born 3 March 1939) is a French stage director. She co-founded the Parisian avant-garde stage ensemble Théâtre du Soleil in 1964.
Arkady RaikinPerson · Film memorabiliaArkady Isaakovich Raikin (24 October 1911 – 17 December 1987) was a Soviet stand-up comedian, stage and film actor, theater director, screenwriter and satirist.
Bernard MilesPerson · Film memorabiliaBernard James Miles, Baron Miles (27 September 190714 June 1991) was an English character actor, writer and director.
Bernhard MinettiPerson · Music memorabiliaBernhard Theodor Henry Minetti (26 January 1905 – 12 October 1998) was a German actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1931 and 1996, but is mostly known for his distinguished stage career.
Dieter MannPerson · Film memorabiliaDieter Mann (20 June 1941 – 3 February 2022) was a German actor, director, university professor, and radio personality.
Erwin AxerPerson · Film memorabiliaErwin Axer (1 January 1917 – 5 August 2012) was a Polish theatre director, writer and university professor.
Ettore GianniniPerson · Film memorabiliaEttore Giannini (15 December 1912 – 15 November 1990) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for eight films between 1940 and 1967.
Eugenio BarbaPerson · Film memorabiliaEugenio Barba (born 29 October 1936) is an Italian author and theatre director based in Denmark.
Eva Wagner-PasquierPerson · Music memorabiliaEva Wagner-Pasquier (born 14 April 1945, in Oberwarmensteinach) is a German opera manager. She is the daughter of Wolfgang Wagner and Ellen Drexel.
Franz SalmhoferAuthor · BooksIllustration — Franz Salmhofer c1953 whilst Director of the Vienna State Opera
Gabriele LaviaPerson · Film memorabiliaGabriele Lavia (born 10 October 1942) is an Italian actor, film director and theatre director.
Georges WilsonPerson · Film memorabiliaGeorges Wilson (né Willson; 16 October 1921 – 3 February 2010) was a French actor and director of stage and screen.
Georgy TovstonogovPerson · Film memorabiliaGeorgy Aleksandrovich Tovstonogov (28 September 1915 – 23 May 1989) was a Russian-Georgian theatre director.
Hanus BurgerPerson · Film memorabiliaHans Herbert Burger (June 4, 1909 Prague – November 13, 1990, Munich), also known as Hanuš Burger, Hans Burger, and Jan Burger, as well as under the pseudonyms Hans Herbert and Petr Hradec,…
Helene WeigelPerson · Film memorabiliaHelene Weigel (12 May 19006 May 1971) was an Austrian actress and artistic director. She was the second and last wife of Bertolt Brecht until his death in 1956;
Helmuth LohnerPerson · Film memorabiliaHelmuth Lohner (24 April 1933 – 23 June 2015) was an Austrian actor, theatre director, and from 1997 to 2006 director of the Theater in der Josefstadt.
Herbert GrafAuthor · BooksHerbert Graf (10 April 1903 – 5 April 1973) was an Austrian-American opera producer. Herbert Graf was born in Vienna in 1903, he was the son of Max Graf (1873–1958), and Olga Hönig.
Jacques LecoqPerson · Film memorabiliaJacques Lecoq (15 December 1921 – 19 January 1999) was a French stage actor and acting movement coach.
Jan HrušínskýPhotographer · PhotographyJan Hrušínský (born 9 June 1955) is a Czech actor. He has appeared in 56 films and television shows since 1970.
Krystyna JandaPerson · Film memorabiliaKrystyna Jolanta Janda (lang; born 18 December 1952) is a Polish film and theatre actress, director, and singer.
Ladislav FialkaPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Fialka around 1983
Leopold LindtbergPerson · Film memorabiliaLeopold Lindtberg (born in Vienna on 1 June 1902; died in Sils im Engadin/Segl on 18 April 1984) was an Austrian Swiss film and theatre director.
Lluís HomarPerson · Film memorabiliaLluís Homar i Toboso (born 20 April 1957) is a Spanish actor and theater director from Barcelona.
Madeleine RenaudPerson · Film memorabiliaLucie Madeleine Renaud (lang; 21 February 1900 – 23 September 1994) was a French actress best remembered for her work in the theatre.
Mariusz DmochowskiPerson · Film memorabiliaMariusz Dmochowski (29 October 1930 – 7 August 1992) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 45 films and television shows between 1958 and 1992.
Marlon BrandoAuthor · BooksMarlon Brando (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential performers in the history of cinema, he received numerous…
Núria EspertPerson · Film memorabiliaNúria Espert Romero (born 11 June 1935 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain) is a Spanish theatre and television actor, and theatre and opera director.
Paul EsserPerson · Film memorabiliaPaul Esser (24 April 1913 – 20 January 1988) was a German stage and television actor and voice actor.
Peter HallPerson · Film memorabiliaSir Peter Reginald Frederick Hall (22 November 1930 11 September 2017) was an English theatre, opera and film director.
Peter HobbsPerson · Film memorabiliaPeter Hobbs (January 19, 1918 – January 2, 2011) was a French-born American actor, known for roles on Broadway, television and film.
Peter SteinPerson · Film memorabiliaPeter Stein (born 1 October 1937) is a German theatre and opera director who established himself at the Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, a company that he brought to the forefront of German…
Roger PlanchonPerson · Film memorabiliaRoger Planchon (born 12 September 1931 in Saint-Chamond, Loire, died on 12 May 2009 in Paris), was a French playwright, director, and filmmaker.
Rudolf PlattePerson · Film memorabiliaRudolf Antonius Heinrich Platte (12 February 1904 – 18 December 1984) was a German actor.
Rudolf SchündlerPerson · Film memorabiliaRudolf Ernst Paul Schündler (17 April 1906, in Leipzig – 12 December 1988, in Munich) was a German actor and director.
Simon McBurneyPerson · Film memorabiliaSimon Montagu McBurney (born 25 August 1957) is an English actor, playwright, and theatre and opera director. He is the founder and artistic director of the Théâtre de Complicité, London.
Stéphane BraunschweigPerson · Film memorabiliaStéphane André Braunschweig (born 5 July 1964) is a French theatre director.
Suzanne OstenPerson · Film memorabiliaCarlota Suzanne Osten (20 June 1944 – 28 October 2024) was a Swedish film director, stage director, and screenwriter.
Tadeusz ŁomnickiPerson · Film memorabiliaTadeusz Łomnicki (18 July 1927 – 22 February 1992) was a Polish actor, one of the most notable stage and film artists of his time in Poland.
Trevor NunnPerson · Music memorabiliaSir Trevor Robert Nunn (born 14 January 1940) is an English theatre director and lyricist.
Trude HerrPerson · Film memorabiliaTrude Herr (De-Trude Herr.ogg; 4 May 1927 – 16 March 1991) was a German film actress, singer and theatre owner. She was an entertainer in Germany from the early 1960s until her retirement.
Tyrone GuthrieAuthor · BooksSir William Tyrone Guthrie (2 July 1900 – 15 May 1971) was an English theatrical director instrumental in the founding of the Stratford Festival of Canada, the Guthrie Theater in…
Ulrich ErfurthPerson · Film memorabiliaUlrich Erfurth (22 March 1910 – 19 September 1986) was a German film director.
Vera OelschlegelPerson · Music memorabiliaVera Franziska Oelschlegel (born 5 July 1938) is a German actress, singer, artistic director, drama director and professor of drama at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Viktor de KowaPerson · Film memorabiliaViktor de Kowa (also spelled Victor de Kowa, born Victor Paul Karl Kowalczyk; 8 March 1904 – 8 April 1973) was a German stage and film actor, chanson singer, director, narrator, and comic…
Volker von CollandePerson · Film memorabiliaVolker von Collande (21 November 1913 – 29 October 1990) was a German actor and film director. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1934 and 1987.
Willy MillowitschPerson · Music memorabiliaWilly Millowitsch (lang; 8 January 1909 – 20 September 1999) was a German stage and TV actor and the director of the Volkstheater Millowitsch in Cologne.
Wolfgang LanghoffPerson · Film memorabiliaWolfgang Langhoff (6 October 1901 in Berlin, German Empire – 26 August 1966 in Berlin, German Democratic Republic)[1] was a German theatre, film and television actor and theatre director.
Zoltán VárkonyiPerson · Film memorabiliaZoltán Várkonyi (13 May 1912 – 10 April 1979) was a Hungarian actor and film director. In 1961, he was a member of the jury at the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival.

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