Erich Kästner
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.
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- 1899-02-23 · Dresden, Germany
- Died
- 1974-07-29
Known for
- The Parent Trap (1998) — Novel
- The Parent Trap (1961) — Novel
- Animals United (2010) — Novel
- Fabian: Going to the Dogs (2021) — Novel
- Münchhausen (1943) — Screenplay
- The Parent Trap II (1986) — Novel
- The Flying Classroom (2003) — Novel
- Emil and the Detectives (2001) — Novel
- Three Men in the Snow (1955) — Narrator
- Emil and the Detectives (1964) — Novel
- The Flying Classroom (1973) — Novel
- Annaluise & Anton (1999) — Novel
- Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen (1994) — Novel
- Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon (1989) — Book
- Parent Trap III (1989) — Novel
- Emil and the Detectives (1931) — Screenplay