Erich Kästner

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gender

Male

birthday

February 23, 1899

died

July 29, 1974

place of birth

Dresden, Germany

total credits

3 movies

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.

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