Carl Zuckmayer
German writer and playwright (1896-1977) · Germany · On the map · Writers · Died at 80
Carl Zuckmayer was a German writer and playwright. His older brother was the pedagogue, composer, conductor, and pianist Eduard Zuckmayer.
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1977Died18 January 19771972Heinrich Heine PrizeAward1971Ring of Honour of the City of ViennaAward1968Austrian Decoration for Science and ArtAward1959Grand Austrian State Prize for LiteratureAward1955Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1953Medal of Honor of Göttingen CityAward1952Goethe Prize of the City of FrankfurtAward1927Georg Büchner PrizeAward1925Kleist PrizeAward1896Born27 December 1896
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Helmut Käutner Directed The Captain from Kopenick (1956)
Joseph Offenbach Carl wrote The Captain from Köpenick (1956)
Gyula Trebitsch Produced The Captain from Kopenick (1956)
Curd Jürgens Carl wrote Des Teufels General (1955)- Siegfried Lowitz Carl wrote The Captain from Köpenick (1956)
Wolfgang Neuss Carl wrote The Captain from Köpenick (1956)- Friedrich Domin Also in The Captain from Kopenick (1956)
- Ilse Fürstenberg Also in The Blue Angel (1930)
Josef von Sternberg Directed The Blue Angel (1930)
Maria Schell Carl wrote After the Storm (1948)
Alexander Korda Directed Rembrandt (1936)
Douglas Sirk Directed Boefje (1939)
Hardy Krüger Carl wrote Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach (1953)
Richard Oswald Directed The Captain from Köpenick (1931)Gustav Knuth Carl directed Der fröhliche Weinberg
- Hannelore Schroth Carl wrote The Captain from Köpenick (1956)
- Gabriel Pascal Produced The Captain from Köpenick (1931)
Reinhard Kolldehoff Carl wrote The Captain from Köpenick (1956)
Werner Fuetterer Carl wrote Decision Before Dawn (1951)
Gerhard Bienert Carl wrote The Captain from Köpenick (1931)
Walter Richter Carl directed Der fröhliche Weinberg
Fritz Tillmann Also in The Girl from Flanders (1956)
Bum Krüger Also in The Captain from Kopenick (1956)- Walter Koppel Produced Der Schinderhannes (1958)
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Country
Germany
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 1977 · aged 80
