Walter Felsenstein was born on May 30, 1901 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a director and writer, known for
Fidelio (1956),
Ein Windstoß (1942) and
Hoffmanns Erzählungen (1970). He was married to Ellen Brenner and Maria ?. He died on October 8, 1975 in Berlin, East Germany.