About Heinar Kipphardt
Lived 1922 – 1982 (aged 60). Heinar Kipphardt was a German playwright and writer.
Heinar Kipphardt (8 March 1922 – 18 November 1982) was a German writer. He came to prominence with the documentary theatre during the 1960s. He is best known for In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a dramatization of the Oppenheimer security hearing.
Selected filmography (dir. Gerhard Klingenberg, 1964, TV film) Der Hund des Generals (dir. Franz Peter Wirth, 1964, TV film) The Joel Brand Story (dir. Franz Peter Wirth, 1964, TV film) Alexander März (dir. Vojtěch Jasný, 1976, TV film) Die Stühle des Herrn Szmil (dir. Vojtěch Jasný, 1979, TV film) Die Nacht, in der der Chef geschlachtet wurde (dir. Vojtěch Jasný, 1979, TV film)
Awards Schiller Memorial Prize (1962) Grimme-Preis (1965)
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Who was Heinar Kipphardt?
German writer (1922-1982)
When was Heinar Kipphardt born?
Heinar Kipphardt was born on 8 March 1922 in Lagiewniki.
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Heinar Kipphardt died on 18 November 1982 in Munich.
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Heinar Kipphardt was a playwright and writer.
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Heinar Kipphardt was German.
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