Heinz Gerstinger

Heinz Gerstinger (born October 13, 1919 in Vienna; died April 28, 2016 in Vienna) is an Austrian writer, playwright and historian.

 Life 
Heinz Gerstinger studied history and dramatics at the University of Vienna. He has worked for the universities of Graz and Vienna, as well as for theaters in Graz, Augsburg and Vienna. As he published in literary magazines and newspapers, he worked for the Austrian radio and television. Heinz Gerstinger was a member of the Austrian P.E.N. and the writers' association Österreichischer Schriftstellerverband.

 Works 
 Movie 
 As an actor: Bernhard Wicki (director): Das falsche Gewicht following the book by Joseph RothCineman Bernhard Wicki: Das falsche Gewicht, FRG 1971

 Literature 
 Calderón, Velber Hannover, Friedrich 1967
 Spanische Komödie - Lope de Vega und seine Zeitgenossen, Friedrich Velber Verlag, Hannover 1968
 Theater und Religion heute, 1972
 Der Dramatiker Anton Wildgans, 1981
 Österreich, holdes Märchen und böser Traum - August Strindbergs Ehe mit Frida Uhl, Herold, Vienna 1981
 Der Dramatiker Hans Krendlesberger, Wagner, Innsbruck 1981
 Wien von gestern - ein literarischer Streifzug durch die Kaiserstadt, Edition Wien, Vienna 1991, 
 Frau Venus reitet... - Die phantastische Geschichte des Ulrich von Lichtenstein, 1995
 Ausflugsziel Burgen - 30 Burgen rund um Wien, Pichler, Vienna 1998, 
 Altwiener literarische Salons - Wiener Salonkultur vom Rokoko bis zur Neoromantik (1777-1907), Akademische Verlagsanstalt Salzburg 2002, 
 Der heilige Dämon - Pope Gregory VII,  Faksimile Verlag, Graz/Salzburg, 

 Notes 

 Other websites 

Critical review on Ausflugsziel Burgen , in German

Category:1919 births
Category:2016 deaths
Category:Austrian historians
Category:Austrian playwrights
Category:Writers from Vienna