Heinar Kipphardt
Heinar Kipphardt (8 March 1922 – 18 November 1982) was a German writer. He came to prominence with the documentary theatre during the 1960s. He is best known for In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a dramatization of the Oppenheimer security hearing.
Heinar Kipphardt
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- Born
- 1922 · Lagiewniki.
- Died
- 1982 · Munich.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- playwright · writer
- Education
- University of Bonn
- Honours
- National Prize of East Germany · Schiller Memorial Prize · Gerhart Hauptmann prize · Grimme-Preis
- Languages
- German
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Heinar Kipphardt (8 March 1922 – 18 November 1982) was a writer, dramaturge, physician, screenwriter, director and playwright.
Life
Heinar Kipphardt was born on 8 March 1922; the birthplace is Heidersdorf, Germany, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Heinar Kipphardt died on 18 November 1982; the place of death is recorded as München by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and as Angelsbruck (Allemagne) by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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Selected filmography
• In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer (1964 film) (dir. Gerhard Klingenberg, 1964, TV film) • Der Hund des Generals (dir. Franz Peter Wirth, 1964, TV film) • The Joel Brand Story (dir. Franz Peter Wirth, 1964, TV film) • Alexander März (dir. Vojtěch Jasný, 1976, TV film) • Die Stühle des Herrn Szmil (dir. Vojtěch Jasný, 1979, TV film) • Die Nacht, in der der Chef geschlachtet wurde (dir. Vojtěch Jasný, 1979, TV film)
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1922
Heinar Kipphardt born at Lagiewniki.
1982
Heinar Kipphardt died at Munich.
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Lagiewniki.
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Munich.
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Awards
• Schiller Memorial Prize (1962) • Grimme-Preis (1965)
House in Gnadenfrei (Pilawa Gorna/Poland) where Heinar Kipphardt lived some years during his childhood
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