Erich Kästner

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1899-02-23 (75 years old)

Deathday

1974-07-29

Place of Birth

Dresden, Germany

Erich Kästner

Biography

Emil Erich Kästner (23 February 1899 – 29 July 1974) was a German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known primarily for his humorous, socially astute poetry and for children's books including Emil and the Detectives. He received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1960 for his autobiography Als ich ein kleiner Junge war.

Acting

1950

Two Times Lotte

as Narrator

1954

The Flying Classroom

as Autor (uncredited)

1955

Production

1953

1931

1931

The Scoundrel

as Screenplay

1943

Münchhausen

as Screenplay

1954

1950

1950

Two Times Lotte

as Screenplay

1969

1957

1938

2007

1961

1995

1962

Peter Pan

as Teleplay

1998

2010

1999

1955

1953

1936

1940

1989

1980

Fabian

as Novel

1957

1986

1957

Pega Ladrão

as Novel

1963

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