Author. He was born in Aachen, Germany. In 1910 he published his first volume of poems, "Städte, Nächte und Menschen" (Towns, nights and people). In 1914 his expressionist drama "Der Sohn" (The Son) was a success. When the Nazism took power in Germany in 1933, his works were banned and included in the book burnings. Forced into exile, he moved to France. When France fell to German forces in June 1940, he was imprisoned at Les Milles, where he committed suicide with an overdose of the barbiturate Veronal. Among his books "Der Jüngling," "Gedichte an Frauen" and "Napoleon Greift Ein." Also he worked as screenwriter for films such as "Anna Christie," "L'Amour Chante" and "Menschen hinter Gittern."
Author. He was born in Aachen, Germany. In 1910 he published his first volume of poems, "Städte, Nächte und Menschen" (Towns, nights and people). In 1914 his expressionist drama "Der Sohn" (The Son) was a success. When the Nazism took power in Germany in 1933, his works were banned and included in the book burnings. Forced into exile, he moved to France. When France fell to German forces in June 1940, he was imprisoned at Les Milles, where he committed suicide with an overdose of the barbiturate Veronal. Among his books "Der Jüngling," "Gedichte an Frauen" and "Napoleon Greift Ein." Also he worked as screenwriter for films such as "Anna Christie," "L'Amour Chante" and "Menschen hinter Gittern."
Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni
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