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 Filmpreisas Self
- 1968 ·Bettys Beat-Box-Hausas Self
- 1964 ·Die Drehscheibeas Self
- 1955 ·Three Men in the Snowas Narrator
- 1954 ·The Flying Classroomas Autor (uncredited)
- 1951 ·Deutscher Filmpreisas Self
- 1950 ·Two Times Lotteas Narrator