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Carl Zuckmayer: Quick Facts

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Born December 27, 1896 • Germany
Died January 18, 1977 (aged 80) • Switzerland
Notable Works “Das kalte Licht” • “The Captain of Köpenick” • “The Devil’s General” • “What Price Glory?”

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Gore Vidal
American writer
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Tennessee Williams
American playwright
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Peter Weiss
German writer
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Budd Schulberg
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Ben Hecht
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William Saroyan
American author
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Hermann Sudermann
German writer
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Franz Werfel
German writer
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Paul Ernst
German writer
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Franz Ferdinand, count von Dingelstedt
German writer and producer
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Karl von Holtei
German author
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Peter Handke
Austrian writer
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Marguerite Duras
French author
Canetti
Elias Canetti
Bulgarian-born writer
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Max Frisch
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David Storey
British writer
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Simon Raven
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Albert Steffen
Swiss writer
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James Goldman
American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist