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born 27 March 1871 in Lübeck died 12 March 1950 in Santa Monica/California |
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| 1891 | begins career as freelance writer |
| 1893 | moves to Munich with his mother and siblings |
| 1895 - 1896 | edits conservative monthly "The 20th Century" |
| 1896 - 1898 | travels Italy with Brother Thomas |
| 1900 - 1910 | publishes "In the Land of Cocaine", "Professor Unrest" and "The Little Town" |
| 1914 | marries actress Maria Kanova |
| 1915 - 1922 | protests against the enthusiastic response to the war. The different stance taken by the brothers to the war leads to a serious conflict; reconciliation in 1922 |
| 1928 | breaks up with his wife and moves to Berlin |
| 1931 | "Professor Unrat" is filmed as "The Blue Angel" by Josef von Sternberg starring Marlene Dietrich; elected president of the Literature Section of the Prussian Arts Academy |
| 1933 | expelled from the Prussian Arts Academy by the Nazis: emigrates to France; loss of German citizenship |
| 1933 - 1940 | lives in Nizza; writes the two-volume novel "King Henry Quatre"; anti-fascists activities; marries Nelly Kröger |
| 1940 | flees to the USA together with Lion Feuchtwanger, Golo Mann and Franz Werfel; works as scriptwriter for Warner Bros in LA |
| 1944 | Nelly Kröger commits suicide |
| 1945 | publishes his memoir "An Age Revealed" |
| 1949 | receives the National Award for Art and Literature of the GDR |
| 1950 | appointed first president of the Arts Academy (GDR) |
