Hellmut Andics


Hellmut Andics was an Austrian journalist, publicist and writer.

Life

After military service in World War II Andics became a journalist and worked as an editor, at The New Austria and Die Presse.
From 1 March 1979 to 31 December 1980 Andics was director of the Burgenland Festival. From 11 October 1982 to 27 October 1986, he was director of the ORF Regional Studio Burgenland.
He is best known for its contemporary history reports and documentaries. He also wrote the screenplay for the television series Ringstraßenpalais and for the five-part documentary television film ', which the ZDF produced in 1967 under the direction of Wolfgang Schleif. He also had the idea for the television series ' by Bernd Fischerauer. Andics was the father of two sons and had three grandchildren.
Hellmut Andics died in his apartment in Vienna in the early morning hours of August 19, 1998, of heart failure. He was cremated at Feuerhalle Simmering, where also his ashes are buried.

Literature

Film