REINHARDT, MAX

born Sept. 9, 1873, Baden, near Vienna, Austria died Oct. 31, 1943, New York, N.Y., U.S. original name Max Goldmann one of the first theatrical directors to achieve widespread recognition as a major creative artist, working in Berlin, Salzburg, New York City, and Hollywood. He helped found the annual Salzburg Festival. Additional reading Huntly Carter, The Theatre of Max Reinhardt (1914, reissued 1964), attempts to define the nature of Reinhardt's work. Oliver M. Sayler (ed.), Max Reinhardt and His Theatre (1924, reprinted 1968), contains personal accounts, profusely illustrated, and a chronology of his productions. Gottfried Reinhardt, The Genius: A Memoir of Max Reinhardt (1979; originally published in German, 1973), by his son, offers both personal recollections and a look at the contemporary cultural milieu. J.L. Styan, Max Reinhardt (1982), surveys his work.