Erich Kästner

Biography

Emil Erich Kästner (23 February 1899 – 29 July 1974) was a German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known primarily for his humorous, socially astute poetry and for children's books including Emil and the Detectives. He received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1960 for his autobiography Als ich ein kleiner Junge war.

Most Famous Work

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The Parent Trap

(1998) Novel

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The Parent Trap

(1961) Novel

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Animals United

(2010) Novel

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The Parent Trap II

(1986) Writer

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Fabian: Going to the Dogs

(2021) Novel

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Parent Trap III

(1989) Novel

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Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon

(1989) Book

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Emil and the Detectives

(2001) Novel

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1979	Self	Bayerischer Filmpreis 1979-12-01 TV Show
1964	Self	Die Drehscheibe 1964-04-01 TV Show
1955	Narrator	Three Men in the Snow 1955-07-14 Movie
1954	Autor (uncredited)	The Flying Classroom 1954-09-02 Movie
1951	Self	Deutscher Filmpreis 1951-01-01 TV Show
1950	Narrator	Two Times Lotte 1950-11-27 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Novel	The Flying Classroom 2023-10-04 Movie
2021	Novel	Fabian: Going to the Dogs 2021-08-05 Movie
2017	Novel	Das doppelte Lottchen 2017-04-16 Movie
2010	Novel	Animals United 2010-10-07 Movie
2007	Novel	Das doppelte Lottchen 2007-05-10 Movie
2003	Novel	The Flying Classroom 2003-01-16 Movie
2001	Novel	Emil and the Detectives 2001-02-22 Movie
1999	Novel	Annaluise & Anton 1999-03-11 Movie
1998	Novel	The Parent Trap 1998-07-28 Movie
1995	Novel	The Double Lottie 1995-04-10 Movie
1994	Novel	Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen 1994-02-17 Movie
1989	Book	Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon 1989-11-19 Movie
	Novel	Parent Trap III 1989-04-09 Movie
1986	Writer	The Parent Trap II 1986-07-26 Movie
1985	Author	Drei Männer Im Schnee 1985-01-15 Movie
1980	Novel	Emiler Goenda Bahini 1980-08-29 Movie
	Novel	Fabian 1980-04-25 Movie
1978	Writer	Az eltűnt miniatűr 1978-11-04 TV Show
1973	Novel	The Flying Classroom 1973-10-25 Movie
1969	Novel	The Conference of Animals 1969-12-13 Movie
	Book	Kdyby všichni kluci světa 1969-11-04 Movie
1964	Novel	Emil and the Detectives 1964-12-18 Movie
1961	Novel	The Parent Trap 1961-05-13 Movie
1957	Writer	Pega Ladrão 1957-06-06 Movie
	Writer	Salzburg Stories 1957-01-25 Movie
1955	Novel	Three Men in the Snow 1955-07-14 Movie
	Screenplay	Three Men in the Snow 1955-07-14 Movie
1954	Novel	Die verschwundene Miniatur 1954-12-25 Movie
	Novel	Emil and the Detectives 1954-10-14 Movie
	Screenplay	The Flying Classroom 1954-09-02 Movie
	Novel	The Flying Classroom 1954-09-02 Movie
1953	Novel	Annaluise & Anton 1953-08-26 Movie
1951	Novel	Hibari no komoriuta 1951-09-21 Movie
1950	Novel	Two Times Lotte 1950-11-27 Movie
	Screenplay	Two Times Lotte 1950-11-27 Movie
	Novel	Toscanito y los detectives 1950-03-17 Movie
1943	Writer	Der kleine Grenzverkehr 1943-04-22 Movie
	Screenplay	Münchhausen 1943-03-05 Movie
1941	Novel	Portrait of Innocence 1941-12-02 Movie
1940	Story	Frau nach Maß 1940-03-23 Movie
1938	Novel	Paradise for Three 1938-06-04 Movie
1936	Novel	Stackars miljonärer 1936-08-20 Movie
	Novel	Tři muži ve sněhu 1936-06-26 Movie
1935	Novel	Emil and the Detectives 1935-02-05 Movie
1931	Novel	Emil and the Detectives 1931-12-02 Movie
	Screenplay	Emil and the Detectives 1931-12-02 Movie
	Writer	I'd Rather Have Cod Liver Oil 1931-10-23 Movie
	Screenplay	The Scoundrel 1931-06-05 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv