Josef Kainz

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Josef Kainz
Born	(1858-01-02)2 January 1858 Moson, Hungary, Austrian Empire
Died	20 September 1910(1910-09-20) (aged 52) Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Resting place	Döbling Cemetery, Vienna
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1873–1910
Spouse	Sarah Hutzler (1886–1893)

Josef Gottfried Ignaz Kainz (2 January 1858 – 20 September 1910) was a male actor from Austria-Hungary. He was highly active in theatres in Austria-Hungary and the German Empire from 1873 to 1910. Revered as one of the greatest actors of the German-speaking theatre, the city of Vienna annually bestowed a theatre award for outstanding acting performance named after him, the Kainz Medal, from 1958 to 1999 (replaced by the Nestroy Theatre Prize in 2000).^[1]