Erich Kästner

Birthday: Feb 23, 1899 Date of death: Jul 29, 1974

Place of birth: Dresden, Germany

Emil Erich Kästner (23 February 1899 – 29 July 1974) was a German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known primarily for his humorous, socially astute poetry and for children's books including Emil and the Detectives. He received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1960 for his autobiography Als ich ein kleiner Junge war.

Erich Kästner

Known for

As an actor

Movie crew