Carl Leopold Hollitzer (born (1874-03-11)March 11, 1874 in Bad
Deutsch-Altenburg, Lower Austria; died (1942-12-01)December 1, 1942 in
Rekawinkel, Lower Austria, Austria) was an Austrian caricaturist,
singer and cabaret artist.Hollitzer was born and raised in
Deutsch-Altenburg. His family had a construction business. His father,
Karl Hollitzer, was the local judge from 1876 until 1848 and from 1848
until 1884 he was elected mayor of Bad Deutsch-Altenburg. As owner of
a stone pit he made a fortune with contracts from the time the Danube
was regulated.The young Carl Leopold studied at the Academy of Fine
Arts Vienna. From 1906 on, he starred as a singer in the first
Viennese cabaret stages, the cabaret Nachtlicht and the Cabaret
Fledermaus. His second wife Gertrude Barrison was also a singer and
they appeared many times together on the stage of the Cabaret
Fledermaus.He founded the artist association "Jungbund" and became its
president. Later on he joined the Vienna Künstlerhaus. Hollitzer was
also known for his fine caricatures. He caricatured some of the most
famous people from his time like Gustav Klimt, Karl Kraus, Hermann
Bahr, Egon Friedell and Peter Altenberg. Many originals of his
caricatures are in the Albertina, Vienna. Many long forgotten and
until this day unpublished scripts, notes and caricatures are in the
hands of a collector from Vienna. The last exhibition took place in
2001 in the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere. Carl Hollitzer Top Movies & Young Movies