Erich Kästner
February 23, 1899 (125 years old) in Dresden, Germany
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.
Known For
Credits
- 1979 · Bayerischer Filmpreis as Self
- 1968 · Bettys Beat-Box-Haus as Self
- 1964 · Die Drehscheibe as Self
- 1955 · Three Men in the Snow as Narrator
- 1954 · The Flying Classroom as Autor (uncredited)
- 1951 · Deutscher Filmpreis as Self
- 1950 · Two Times Lotte as Narrator