Biography
Jurek Becker (German: [ˈjuː.ʁɛk ˈbɛ.kɐ] , probably 30 September 1937 – 14 March 1997) was a Polish-born German writer, screenwriter and East German dissident. His most famous novel is Jacob the Liar, which has been made into two films. He lived in Łódź during World War II for about two years and survived the Holocaust.
Filmography
all 22
Movies 14
Writer 13
TV Shows 8
self 7
Creator 1
Writer
Neuner (1990)
Movie
Creator / Herbert Monk
Liebling Kreuzberg (1986)
TV
Self
Leute (1983)
TV
Writer
David (1979)
Movie
Writer
Das Versteck (1978)
Movie
Writer
My Zero Hour (1970)
Movie
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1937-09-30
Deathday1997-03-14 (59 years old)
CitizenshipsWest Germany, German Democratic Republic
ResidencesRiehmers Hofgarten, Germany
AwardsCharles Veillon prize in the German language, Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Stadtschreiber von Bergen, Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen, Hans Fallada Prize, Bavarian TV Awards, Heinrich Mann Prize, National Prize of East Germany
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