Hilde Spiel was born on October 19, 1911 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was a writer, known for
BBC2 Play of the Week (1977),
Ein Eremit wird entdeckt (1965) and
Das schwedische Zündholz (1967). She was married to Hans Flesch von Brunningen and
Peter von Mendelssohn. She died on November 30, 1990 in Vienna, Austria.