Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-01-05 (69 years old)
Deathday
1990-12-14
Place of Birth
Konolfingen, Bern, Switzerland
Also known As
Фридрих Дюрренматт
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Biography
Friedrich Dürrenmatt (5 January 1921 – 14 December 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant-garde dramas, philosophical crime novels, and macabre satire. Dürrenmatt was a member of the Gruppe Olten, a group of left-wing Swiss writers who convened regularly at a restaurant in the city of Olten. Dürrenmatt was born in Konolfingen, canton of Bern, the son of a Protestant pastor. His grandfather, Ulrich Dürrenmatt, was a conservative politician. The family moved to Bern in 1935. Dürrenmatt began stud...
Acting
1978
as Lamont Friedrich
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Production
1997
as Novel
1996
as Novel
1978
as Novel
1990
as Screenplay
1966
as Writer
1964
as Author
1964
as Theatre Play
1976
as Writer
1982
as Writer
1972
as Theatre Play
1985
as Original Story
1961
as Screenplay
2017
as Short Story
2006
as Novel
1962
as Screenstory
1971
as Story
1967
as Director
1978
as Writer
1975
as Novel
1989
as Director
1988
as Writer
1972
as Writer
1992
as Theatre Play
1989
as Theatre Play
1993
as Novel
2008
as Theatre Play
1958
as Writer
1957
as Novel
1957
as Writer
1959
as Writer
1957
as Writer
1964
as Writer
2008
as Writer
1971
as Writer
1968
as Writer
2021
as Writer
1980
as Novel
2020
as Writer
1982
as Novel
1992
as Writer
2001
as Book
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