Erich Kästner
Known For: Writing
- Born
- February 23, 1899
- Died
- July 29, 1974 (75.427397260274 years old)
- Place of Birth
- Dresden, Germany
- External Links
- IMDB
Biography
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.
