Died 1990-12-14.
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Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Friedrich Dürrenmatt was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant-garde dramas, philosophical crime novels, and macabre satire. Dürrenmatt was a member of the Gruppe Olten, a group of left-wing Swiss writers who convened regularly at a restaurant in the city of…
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culture · Swiss author and dramatist (1921–1990) · playwright · writer · painter · screenwriter · poet · graphic artist · television writer · film screenwriter · film director · film actor · also Friedrich Dürrenmatt, P'ŭridŭrihi Dwirenmat'ŭ, Fridrikh Diurrenmatt, Fritrish Tiwrrěmat't', Friedrich Duerrenmatt, Friedrich Dürenmatt
Born 5 January 1921 · Died 14 December 1990 · Q23481
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1990· 2 entries
Gave two famous speeches, one in honour of Václav Havel ("Die Schweiz – ein Gefängnis/Switzerland – A Prison") on discovering that he had been spied on for five decades, along with 800,000 of his left-leaning fellow c
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1989· 1 entry
Awarded Ernst Robert Curtius Award (1989).
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1986· 2 entries
Awarded Schiller Memorial Prize (1986).
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Awarded Georg Büchner Prize (1986).
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1985· 1 entry
Awarded Jean-Paul-Preis (1985).
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1984· 2 entries
Won Carl Zuckmayer Medal (1984).
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Dürrenmatt married actress and director Charlotte Kerr whom he met while working on a documentary in the months following Geißler's death
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1983· 2 entries
Awarded Austrian State Prize for European Literature (1983).
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Geißler died on 16 January 1983, plunging Dürrenmatt into a personal and professional crisis.
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1977· 2 entries
Won Buber-Rosenzweig-Medal (1977).
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Awarded honorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis (1977).
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1970· 1 entry
To abandon literature, instead adapting established works for theatre
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1969· 1 entry
To the United States, in 1974 to Israel, and in 1990 to Auschwitz in Poland
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1968· 1 entry
Awarded Franz-Grillparzer-Preis for The Visit (1968).
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1960· 1 entry
Awarded Schiller prize (1960).
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1958· 1 entry
Awarded Schiller Prize of the City of Mannheim (1958).
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1947· 1 entry
Before relocating to Ligerz, a village in the canton of Bern
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1943· 1 entry
Decided to become an author and dramatist and dropped his academic career
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1941· 1 entry
But moved to the University of Bern after one semester where he also studied natural science
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1921· 1 entry
Born 1921-01-05.
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