Arne Leonhardt

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Arne Leonhardt (born April 20, 1931 in Chemnitz ; † May 16, 1982 in Karl-Marx-Stadt ) was a German writer who was best known for radio plays. He also wrote short stories and detective novels.

Life

After graduating from high school and completing his first degree, Leonhardt initially worked as a teacher. From 1958 to 1961 he studied at the Leipzig Institute for Literature and then became a freelance author. He worked on radio play series and wrote short stories and detective novels.

Works (excerpt)

  • Midnight confession , yellow row 1960
  • Dattelkuchengasse and other stories , (1962)
  • Blue light: Only one person knew him (1964)
  • Camp 87 , (1964)
  • Blue light: The house without a door , (1966)
  • In the Demon Forest , (1966)
  • Neumann, ring twice , (radio play series 1968–1981, Radio DDR 1 )
  • Blue Lights: The Bevery Cottage Phenomenon , (1968)
  • The Sicilian Viper , (1969)
  • Der Abiturmann , (radio play 1967, television film 1969, play 1972)
  • Our quiet man , (feature film 1975 - screenplay) (radio play 1972)

Radio plays

  • 1970: Charm and Electronics - Director: Joachim Gürtner (radio play series: Neumann, ring twice - Broadcasting of the GDR )
  • 1973: Checkers' Chess or How I Should Get a Man - Director: Werner Grunow (radio play - Rundfunk der DDR)
  • 1974: Der Jammerbrief - Director: Joachim Gürtner (Radio play series: Neumann, ring twice - Broadcasting of the GDR)
  • 1975: Magician on the mountain
  • 1977: Being a gentleman again - Director: Joachim Gürtner (Radio play series: Neumann, ring twice - Broadcasting of the GDR)
  • 1981: Jazz am Grab - director: Werner Grunow (radio play award of the critics for author and director 1982 - radio of the GDR)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ rias1.de: Family in Series , accessed on July 13, 2015
  2. ↑ deutschlandradiokultur.de: Familie in Serie (62) , accessed on July 13, 2015


personal data
SURNAME Leonhardt, Arne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Chemnitz
DATE OF DEATH May 16, 1982
Place of death Karl Marx City