Leo Birinski
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Leo Birinski (approx. 1923)
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| Born | June 8, 1884 Lysianka, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (in present-day Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine) |
| Died | October 23, 1951 (aged 67) The Bronx, New York City, NY, United States |
| Resting place | Potter's Field, Hart Island, New York City |
| Other names | Leo Gottesmann |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, Film director Playwright |
| Spouse(s) | Felicia Aschkenas |
| Parent(s) | Hersch (Hermann) Gottesmann (father), Carna Birinska (mother) |
Leo Birinski (June 8, 1884 – October 23, 1951) was a playwright, screenwriter and director. He worked in Austria-Hungary, Germany and in the United States. As a playwright in Europe he gained his biggest popularity in 1910 – 1917, then he was forgotten. From the 1920s to 1940s he worked mainly as a screenwriter, first in Germany, later in the USA. In the USA he returned to writing the stage plays. He was writing in German and later on in the USA in English. Until recently, only a minimal amount of information about his life was available. In addition there were many legends and rumours concerning Birinski's person, some of them even spread by himself. For example, the false report of his "suicide" in 1920 even found its way from the newspaper obituaries into encyclopedias.
Leo Birinski – surname after his mother, approx. from 1908 his civil and stage name.
Other variations in spelling and form: Leo G. Birinski, Leo Birinsky, Lev G. Birinski, Lev Birinskij, Lav Birinski, Birinszki Leó, Lev Birinszkij, Leon Birinski, etc.
Leo Gottesmann – surname after his father, used as his civil name until at least 1906.
The circumstances of Birinski's early life are quite indefinite; different sources offer eight possibilities of his place and date of birth.
He was probably born on June 8, 1884, in Lysianka, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (in present-day Ukraine). He occasionally presented this information in official documents, and it is supported by some indirect evidence, although it is impossible to prove definitively because the local birth records for Lysianka were not preserved.
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