H.C. Artmann was born on June 12, 1921 in Vienna, Austria. He was a writer and actor, known for Die Moritat vom Räuberhauptmann Johann Georg Grasel (1969), Herzausreisser - Neues vom Wienerlied (2008) and Celimar (1968). He was previously married to Rosa Artmann. He died on December 4, 2000 in Vienna, Austria.