Bernd Schroeder Explained

Bernd Schroeder
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Birth Date:6 June 1944
Birth Place:Aussig, Reichsgau Sudetenland, Germany
Education:University of Munich
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Bernd Schroeder (6 June 1944 – 18 June 2023) was a German writer who authored books, television plays, film scripts, and audio plays. He also directed audio plays. He co-authored the bestseller novel Alte Liebe with Elke Heidenreich, and received several awards including the Grimme-Preis.

Life and career

Schroeder was born in Aussig, Reichsgau Sudetenland, when his parents fled during World War II. He grew up in Fürholzen near Neufahrn, Upper Bavaria. He attended the and finished with the Abitur.[1] He studied theatre science, German studies and ethnology at the University of Munich from 1966.

Schroeder first worked, already during his studies, as assistant director for the broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR). He wrote film scripts from 1968, including for Wolfgang Petersen. He directed audio plays, both his own and of others. In 1986, he was awarded the Grimme-Preis for , together with Hans-Werner Schmidt. In 1992, he received the German Film Award. He wrote novels from 1993. Schroeder was a member of the PEN Centre Germany.

Schroeder married Elke Heidenreich in 1972. They collaborated on audio plays in the 1970s, and wrote books together after they separated in 1995, Rudernde Hunde in 2002, and Alte Liebe in 2009, which became a bestseller. They are the speakers in an audio play after Alte Liebe. He summarised his work: "Ich schreibe ja immer aus dem Steinbruch meines eigenen Lebens heraus." (I always write from the quarry of my own life.)

Schroeder's last residence was Ahrenshoop. He died on 18 June 2023, at the age of 79.

Works

Books

Screenplays

Schroeder's screenplays include:

Audio plays

Schroeder's audio plays include:

Plays

Schroeder's plays include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Camerloher-Gymnasium Freising

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