1890-1945. Austrian poet, dramatist, and
novelist, a leading Expressionist. His works
include the poems `Der Weltfreund der
Gerichtstag'/`The Day of Judgment' 1919; the
plays Juarez und Maximilian 1924, and Das
Reich Gottes in Bohmen/The Kingdom of God in
Bohemia 1930; and the novels Verdi 1924 and
Das Lied von Bernadette/The Song of
Bernadette 1941. Born in Prague, he lived in
Germany, Austria, and France, and in 1940
escaped from a French concentration camp to
the USA, where he died. In 1929 he married
Alma Mahler, daughter of the composer Gustav
Mahler.