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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
Wikipedia
Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach