Ernst Jandl was born on August 1, 1925 in Vienna, Austria. He was a writer and actor, known for Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me (2003), Film über Nichts (1992) and Jandl Chanson (2002). He was previously married to Roswitha Birthi. He died on June 9, 2000 in Vienna, Austria.