Ellis Kaut

Elisabeth "Ellis" Kaut (17 November 1920 – 24 September 2015) was a German author of children's literature, best known for her creation of Pumuckl, a kobold appearing in radio plays and TV series. She also published novellas and some illustrated books.

Life Ellis Kaut was born in Stuttgart. Her parents moved to Munich with her when she was two years old. In 1938, aged 18, Ellis Kaut was elected the first official Münchner Kindl for that year. In 1939 she married author Kurt Preis, continuing to live in Munich. They had a daughter, Ursula, born in March 1945.

Ellis Kaut's husband died in 1991. Her last place of residence was in the district of Pasing in Munich. She died after a long illness on 24 September 2015, aged 94, in a nursing home near Fürstenfeldbruck.

Honors and awards 1938: First Münchner Kindl 1955: Bayerischer Hörspielpreis 1971: Schwabinger Kunstpreis 1980: Cross of Merit 1st Class of Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 1980: Medal „München leuchtet“ 1984: Ernst-Hoferichter-Preis 1985: Bayerischer Verdienstorden 1992: Bayerischer Poetentaler 1999: Oberbayerischer Kulturpreis 2001: Pro meritis scientiae et litterarum 2002: Bayerische Verfassungsmedaille in silver