Erich Kästner

German children's writer.

Born February 23rd, 1899 in Dresden. [ref]

Died July 29th, 1974 at 75 years old in Munich (esophageal cancer). [ref]

Occupations
author, cabaret artist, children's writer, journalist, novelist, playwright, poet, screenwriter, writer
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A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson