Dürrenmatt, Friedrich
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Birthname | Friedrich Reinhold Dürrenmatt | ||||
born on | 5 January 1921 at 06:15 (= 06:15 AM ) | ||||
Place | Konolfingen, Switzerland, 46n53, 7e38 | ||||
Timezone | MET h1e (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
Swiss author and dramatist known as a proponent of epic theatre, his plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant-garde dramas, philosophical crime novels, and macabre satire. Dürrenmatt was a member of the Gruppe Olten, a group of left-wing Swiss writers who convened regularly at a restaurant in the city of Olten.
Friedrich Dürrenmatt married twice and had three children. He died from heart failure on 14 December 1990 at age 69 in Neuchatel, Switzerland.
Relationships
- friend relationship with Frisch, Max (born 15 May 1911). Notes: Close friendship early in career, grew distant in later years
- friend relationship with Varlin (born 16 March 1900). Notes: Close friends
Events
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1950 (Romulus der Grosse (Romulus the Great))
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 26 March 1952 (The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi (Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi)Premiere)
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- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1956 (Der Besuch der alten Dame (The Visit) (Zürich, Premiere))
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1962 ("Die Physiker" (The Physicists))
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 8 February 1969 (Play Strindberg (Premiere))
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- Relationship : Marriage 1984 (Charlotte Kerr)
Source Notes
Steinbrecher collection: Lescaut quotes birth record; Cadran 6/3-94 quotes J. P. Nicola from him.
Categories
- Family : Relationship : Marriage more than 15 Yrs (Lotti Geissler)
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (Two)
- Family : Relationship : Widowed
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (Three)
- Vocation : Writers : Critic (Theatre)
- Vocation : Writers : Fiction (Novelist)
- Vocation : Writers : Playwright/ script (Playwright)
Categories:
- 1921 births
- Birthday 5 January
- Birthplace Konolfingen, SWTZ
- Sun 14 Capricorn
- Moon 0 Sagittarius
- Asc 15 Sagittarius
- 1990 deaths
- Family : Relationship : Marriage more than 15 Yrs
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages
- Family : Relationship : Widowed
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3
- Vocation : Writers : Critic
- Vocation : Writers : Fiction
- Vocation : Writers : Playwright/ script