Erich Kästner

Writing

Born: 1899-02-23
Died: 1974-07-29
From: Dresden, Germany
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.5

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.

Awards & Nominations7 won · 3 nominated

🏆 Won

Lessing Ring

1968
🏆 Won

Kulturpreis der deutschen Freimaurer

1968
Nominated

Nobel Prize in Literature

1966
Nominated

Nobel Prize in Literature

1965
Nominated

Nobel Prize in Literature

1962
🏆 Won

Hans Christian Andersen Award

1960
🏆 Won

Georg Büchner Prize

1957
🏆 Won

Literary Prize of the State Capital of Munich

1955
🏆 Won

Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

🏆 Won

honorary golden medal of the state capital Munich

Acting3 titles

Writing46 titles

Crew1 title