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Klaus Mann
Klaus Heinrich Thomas Mann was a German writer and anti-fascist activist. He was the son of Thomas Mann, a nephew of Heinrich Mann and brother of Erika Mann and Golo Mann.
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Born 18 November 1906 · Died 21 May 1949 · Q77087
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2026· 2 entries
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2021· 1 entry
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics — for the physical modelling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming.
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1981· 1 entry
The novel was made into a film co-written and directed by István Szabó, starring Klaus Maria Brandauer, which faithfully followed the plot of the novel
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1949· 1 entry
Died 1949-05-21.
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1940· 1 entry
Klaus Mann founded another literary magazine for German writers living in exile in the United States, Decision
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1939· 1 entry
At the onset of World War II, and was another attempt by him to portray not only Germans but other European exiles during that time
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1936· 3 entries
Klaus Mann wrote his most famous novel, Mephisto, which was first published in Amsterdam
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From humble beginnings in the Hamburger Künstlertheater (Hamburg Artists' Theater) in 1926
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Moved to the United States, living in Princeton, New Jersey, and New York
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1933· 3 entries
Career landmark: Nazi book burnings.
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Klaus participated with Erika in a political cabaret, called Die Pfeffermühle (The Pepper-Mill), which came to the attention of the Nazi regime
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Klaus Mann also made acquaintance with Julien Green, who was a successful French author, and engaged in the French Resistance
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1932· 1 entry
Klaus wrote the first part of his autobiography, which was well received until Hitler came to power
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1929· 2 entries
Met Annemarie Schwarzenbach, a Swiss writer and photographer, who remained close to them for the next few years
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Reported on the trip in essays published as a collaborative travelogue entitled Rundherum
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1927· 1 entry
After a short time in various schools, he traveled around the world with his sister Erika Mann, a year older than himself, visiting the U
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1924· 2 entries
Had become engaged to his childhood friend Pamela Wedekind, the eldest daughter of the playwright Frank Wedekind, who was also a close friend of his sister Erika
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And the following year became drama critic for a Berlin newspaper
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1906· 1 entry
Born 1906-11-18.
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