Josef Kainz

Josef Gottfried Ignaz Kainz (2 January 1858 – 20 September 1910) was an Austrian actor of Hungarian birth. He was highly active in theatres in Austria and Germany from 1873–1910. Revered as one of the greatest actors of the German-speaking theatre, the city of Vienna annually bestowed a theatre award for outstanding acting performance named after him, the Kainz Medal, from 1958 to 1999 (replaced by the Nestroy Award in 2000).

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Josef Kainz
Birth dateJanuary 02, 1858
Birth place
Austrian Empire , Kingdom of Hungary , Mosonmagyaróvár
Date of deathSeptember 20, 1910
Place of death
Austria-Hungary , Vienna

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