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Carl Zuckmayer
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Carl Zuckmayer was a German writer, playwright, screenwriter, and poet. Born in Nackenheim, Germany, on December 27, 1896, he held citizenship in Germany, the United States, and Switzerland. He worked at the Deutsches Theater and in New York City, with a career beginning in 1925. He was educated at Goethe University Frankfurt and was a member of the German Academy for Language and Literature and the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts.
His notable works include *The Captain of Köpenick*, *Memento zum 20. Juli 1969*, *Scholar zwischen gestern und morgen*, *L'ange bleu*, *Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte*, and *Der fröhliche Weinberg*. Zuckmayer received the Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna, the Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt, the Georg Büchner Prize, and the Kleist Prize. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. He died in Visp on January 18, 1977, and is buried in Saas-Fee. His archives are held at the German Literature Archive Marbach.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 27. Dezember 1896
- Died
- 18. Januar 1977
- Works
- 218
Top works
- Turandot oder Der Kongre der Weiwscher / Publikumsbeschimpfung / Helm / Genusien / Fulein Julie / Goldene Stdte / Der frhliche Weinberg (Spectaculum -
- Memento zum 20. Juli 1969
- Scholar zwischen gestern und morgen
- L'ange bleu
- Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Nackenheim, Germany
Known for
- Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture — Self - Interviewee1976
- German Film Award — Self1951
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1896-12-27 ) 27 December 1896, Nackenheim , Rhenish Hesse, Germany
- Died
- 18 January 1977 (1977-01-18) (aged 80), Visp , Valais, Switzerland
- Resting place
- Saas-Fee , Valais, Switzerland
- Occupation
- Writer playwright
- Language
- German
- Citizenship
- German American Swiss
- Notable awards
- Goethe Prize Bundesverdienstkreuz Staatspreis für Literatur Pour le Mérite Verdienstkreuz am Band , et al.
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Carl
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Nackenheim
- Place of death
- Visp
- Sibling
- Eduard Zuckmayer
- Employer
- Deutsches Theater
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Notable work
- The Captain of Köpenick
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 146-2005-0008, Carl Zuckmayer.jpg
- Work location
- New York City
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- Commons category
- Carl Zuckmayer
- date of birth
- 1896-12-27
- date of death
- 1977-01-18
- member of
- Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
- name in native language
- Carl Zuckmayer
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- start of work period
- 1925-00-00
- place of burial
- Saas-Fee
- archives at
- German Literature Archive Marbach
- municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
- Saas-Fee
Sources (7)
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Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Carl Zuckmayer, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
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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