Schindler, Ewald, 1891-1948.

Ewald Schindler, an actor, stage director and opera producer, was born in Berlin in 1891.

At the suggestion of Bruno Walter, Schindler was appointed stage director for the opera at Dusseldorf after having been Walter's assistant at The Statische Opera-Berlin. When Hitler came to power, Schindler fled with his wife, Nora, to Czechozlovakia where he became the director of the opera at the Deutsches Theatre in Prague and a professor of dramatic opera at the State Deutsche Akademie Fur Musik and Verstellende Kunst. Schindler became a Czech citizen in 1939.

After Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia, Schindler and his family fled to Italy. When Italy entered the war in 1940, Schindler was put in a concentration camp for eleven months. He came to the United States in 1941 where he became director of the King-Smith Playhouse and founded with the Norwegian dancer Liljan Espenak his own school of dramatics called The Playhouse Studio.

Schindler died in the United States in 1948.

From the description of Papers, 1888-1955; bulk 1903-1949. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122346211

Ewald Schindler, an actor, stage director and opera producer, was born in Berlin in 1891. At the suggestion of Bruno Walter, Schindler was appointed stage director for the opera at Dusseldorf after having been Walter's assistant at The Statische Opera-Berlin. When Hitler came to power, Schindler fled with his wife, Nora, to Czechozlovakia where he became the director of the opera at the Deutsches Theatre in Prague and a professor of dramatic opera at the State Deutsche Akademie Fur Musik and Verstellende Kunst. Schindler became a Czech citizen in 1939.

After Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia, Schindler and his family fled to Italy. When Italy entered the war in 1940, Schindler was put in a concentration camp for eleven months. He came to the United States in 1941 where he became director of the King-Smith Playhouse and founded with the Norwegian dancer Liljan Espenak his own school of dramatics called The Playhouse Studio.

Schindler died in the United States in 1948.

From the guide to the Ewald Schindler papers, 1888-1955;, 1903-1949, (The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.)