Hans Müller(-Einigen) (born 25 October 1882 in

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; died 8 March 1950 in Einigen) was a German language writer, author of

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s and director. As his proper name, Hans Müller, was quite common, he added the name of the Swiss village of Einigen to it. He is known for ''

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'' (''Im weißen Rößl'', 1930), written together with Robert Gilbert and

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, set to music by

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. Earlier, he collaborated frequently with composer

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, writing the librettos for ''

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'' (1916) and '' Das Wunder der Heliane'' (1927), and having Korngold score the incidental music to his ''Der Vampir oder Die Gejagten'' (1923). Müller-Einigen went to Hollywood in the 1920s where several films were made from his scripts. Since 1930 he lived in Einigen. His brother was the author and critic

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(real name: Ernst Lothar Müller). Hans Müller was attacked in Karl Kraus' play '' The Last Days of Mankind'' and in his journal ''Die Fackel''^{( de)} (''The Torch'').

Works

Novels *''Buch der Abenteuer'', 1905 – including ''Nux, der Prinzgemahl'', made into the operetta ''

Ein Walzertraum ' (''A Waltz Dream'') is an operetta by Oscar Straus with a German libretto by and , based on the novella ' (''Nux, the Prince Consort'') by Hans Müller-Einigen from his 1905 book ' (''Book of Adventures''). The young Jacobson presented Strau ...

'' (1907) and the film ''

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'' (1931) Poetry *''Die lockende Geige'', 1904 *''Der Garten des Lebens'', 1904 *''Die Rosenlaute'', 1909 Dramas *''Das Wunder des Beatus'', 1910 *''Die Sterne'', 1919 – made into the

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1923 silent film ''Die Flamme'' *''Der Vampir oder die Gejagten'', 1923, with incidental music provided by Erich Korngold. *''Der Helfer Gottes'', 1947 Libretti *''

'',

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, 1916; music:

*'' Das Wunder der Heliane'', opera, 1927; music: Erich Wolfgang Korngold Screen plays *''Die Tochter der Frau von Larsac'', 1925 (silent movie) *''Schwester Veronica'', 1927 (silent) *'' The Burning Heart'', 1929 (silent) *''

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'', 1930 *'' Darling of the Gods'', 1930 * '' Bombs on Monte Carlo'', 1931; music:

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*''

Yorck ''Yorck'' is a 1931 German war film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Werner Krauss, Grete Mosheim and Rudolf Forster.Noack p.59 It portrays the life of the Prussian General Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg, particularly his refusal to ser ...

'', 1931 *''

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'', 1932 *''

Waltz War ''Waltz War'' (German: ''Walzerkrieg'') is a 1933 German musical comedy film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Renate Müller, Willy Fritsch and Paul Hörbiger. It is loosely based on the rivalry between waltz composers Joseph Lanner an ...

'', 1933 *'' Fresh Wind from Canada'', 1935 Autobiography *''Geliebte Erde'', 1938 *''Jugend in Wien'', 1945

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(cyranos.ch) 1882 births 1950 deaths Writers from Brno Writers from the Margraviate of Moravia Librettists from Austria-Hungary Jewish Austrian writers Austrian male dramatists and playwrights Austrian opera librettists Austrian theatre directors Austrian theatre managers and producers 20th-century Austrian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Austrian male writers Austrian expatriates in the United States Austrian emigrants to Switzerland {{theat-bio-stub