Ernst Bach

Ernst Bach
Bach in 1902
Born	10 May 1876 Cheb, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died	1 November 1929 Munich, Germany
Occupation(s)	Actor, Writer

Ernst Bach (1876-1929) was a German actor and playwright. He became known for his collaborations with Franz Arnold with whom he co-authored the hit play The Spanish Fly in 1913. They went on to become one of the leading playwriting teams in Weimar Germany.

Plays by Arnold and Bach

• The Spanish Fly (1913)
• Die schwebende Jungfrau (1916)
• Die Fahrt ins Glück (1916, Operetta, music by Jean Gilbert)
• Die bessere Hälfte (1917)
• Zwangseinquartierung (1920)
• Der keusche Lebemann (1921)
• Die Konigin der Nacht (1921, Operetta, music by Walter Kollo)
• Der kühne Schwimmer (1922)
• Der Fürst von Pappenheim (1923, Operetta, music by Hugo Hirsch, English title: Toni)
• Die vertagte Nacht (1924)
• Der wahre Jakob (1924)
• Olly-Polly (1925, Operetta, music by Walter Kollo)
• Stöpsel (1926)
• Hurra, ein Junge (1926)
• Unter Geschäftsaufsicht (1927)
• Weekend im Paradies (1928)
• Hulla Di Bulla (1929)

Bibliography

• Grange, William. Historical Dictionary of German Literature to 1945. Scarecrow Press, 2010.