Actor

Erich Kästner

Writing

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TMDB popularity

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Movies: 44Series: 1Crew credits: 45

TMDB ID: 11920

IMDb ID: nm0477696

Known for: Writing

Born: February 23, 1899

Died: July 29, 1974

Age: 75

Place of birth: Dresden, Germany

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1931 - 2023

Years active: 93

Average TMDB rating: 6.41

Wikidata: Q76546

Other jobs

Novel (35)Writer (4)Screenplay (3)Author (1)Book (1)Teleplay (1)

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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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Movie credits linked with Erich Kästner.