Born on 23rd June 1906 in Bonn
Died on 15th March 1996 in Munich
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| From 1919 |
Begins a bookselling apprenticeship; attends lectures in Theatre, Literary History and Philosophy in Greifswald, Hamburg, Berlin and Würzburg without ever officially registering | |
| 1926 - 1927 |
Dramaturge and assistant director at the Würzburg town theatre
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| 1931 - 1933 |
Features editor at the Berlin newspaper Börsen-Courier (Stock Market Courier) and later head of department | |
| 1938 |
Emigrates to the Netherlands
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| 1938 - 1945 |
Returns to Germany; writes screenplays for the UFA (Universum Film AG: Germany’s leading film production company from the Weimar era to World War II) and the Bavaria-Film-Kunst | |
| From 1945 | Resides in Munich; travels through Europe and the USA | |
| 1948 | Marries Marion Ulrich | |
| 1962 | Georg Büchner Prize | |
| 1965 |
Literature Prize of the Bavarian Academy of Arts
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| 1971 | Andreas Gryphius Prize | |
| Since 1972 |
Member of West German PEN
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| 1974 |
First Writer in Residence in Bergen-Enkheim | |
| 1977 |
Grant from the European Forum of the German Stiller Foundation | |
| 1982 |
Honorary Prize for Culture of the federal state capital Munich | |
| 1984 | Arno Schmidt Prize | |
| 1990 |
Honorary doctorate from the University of Greifswald
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| 1994 |
Honorary citizenship of the town of Greifswald | |
