Carl Zuckmayer
German writer and playwright (1896-1977)
Person
- Born
- 1896-12-27
- Died
- 1977-01-18
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Writing · Nackenheim, Germany
Known for
- Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture — Self - Interviewee1976
- German Film Award — Self1951
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Carl Zuckmayer (27 December 1896 – 18 January 1977) was a German writer and playwright. His older brother was the pedagogue, composer, conductor, and pianist Eduard Zuckmayer.
His first two dramas were failures. In 1929, he wrote the script for the movie Der blaue Engel, for which he received the Georg Büchner Prize. He also wrote plays, including The Captain of Köpenick (1931), Des Teufels General (1946), Barbara Blomberg. Ein Stück in drei Akten (1949), and Kranichtanz. Ein Akt (1967).
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1896 births1977 deaths20th-century German dramatists and playwrights20th-century German male writers20th-century German screenwritersExilliteratur writersGeorg Büchner Prize winnersGerman Army personnel of World War IGerman expatriates in AustriaGerman male dramatists and playwrightsGerman male screenwritersGerman people of Jewish descent