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Siegfried Kracauer

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German writer, journalist, sociologist, cultural critic, and film theorist (1889-1966)

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Siegfried Kracauer was a German writer, journalist, sociologist, cultural critic, and film theorist. He has sometimes been associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory. He is notable for arguing that realism is the most important function of cinema.

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1945Guggenheim Fellowship
1944Guggenheim Fellowship
1943Guggenheim Fellowship

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Country
Germany
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
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Lived 1889 to 1966 · aged 77
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