Justus Peacock
Justus Pfaue (actually Norbert Sellmann ; born September 25, 1942 in Ballenstedt ; † March 8, 2014 in Berlin ) was a German writer and screenwriter .
Life
Pfaue studied law and forensic psychology . While still a student he was already working as a freelancer on the radio and in the newspaper Die Zeit and published dossiers and glosses as well as first novels . In 1965 he published his first novel and later specialized in books for young people. He was also the director of the German game show Die Pyramid . Pfaue was also responsible for the scripts of the most successful series within the ZDF Christmas series such as Timm Thaler , Jack Holborn , Patrik Pacard , Nesthäkchen and Anna . He also wrote the scripts for other television series such as Manni, the Libero and The Wicherts from next door .
He lived in Munich and Positano .
Works (selection)
Youth books
- 1984: Patrik Pacard : Decision in the fjord
- 1985: Oliver Maass : Playing with the magic violin
- 1985: Bas-Boris Bode
- 1986: Devil's grandmother or heaven on earth
- 1987: Anna
- 1988: Anna Ballerina
- 1989: Bravo, Anna
- 1989: Laura and Luis
- 1993: Clara and the happiness of this earth
- 1994: Clara doesn't give up
Scripts
- 1976–1977: A Man Came in August (TV series)
- 1979: Timm Thaler (TV series)
- 1979: Merlin (TV series)
- 1981: Starry Summer (TV series)
- 1981: Manni, the Libero (TV series)
- 1981: Silas (TV series)
- 1982: Jack Holborn (TV series)
- 1983: Mandara (TV series)
- 1983: Nesthäkchen (TV series)
- 1983: Ravioli (TV series)
- 1984: Two Black Sheep: Stories from Kalmüsel (TV series)
- 1984: Patrik Pacard (TV series)
- 1985: Oliver Maass : Playing with the magic violin
- 1985: Bas-Boris Bode - The Boy Who Was Twice (TV series)
- 1985–1986: Devil's Grandmother (TV series)
- 1986–1991: The Wicherts from Next Door (TV series)
- 1987: Anna (TV series)
- 1988: Anna - The Movie
- 1989: Laura and Luis (TV series)
- 1990: How good that Maria exists (TV series)
- 1993: Clara (TV series)
- 1993: Five million and a few crushed ones
- 1994: Blankenese (TV series)
- 2004: The Cherry Queen (TV movie)
- 2008: Hand in Hand (TV movie)
Awards and honors
- 2005: Golden Romy for Best Screenplay for The Cherry Queen
Web links
- Literature by and about Justus Pfaue in the catalog of the German National Library
- Justus peacocks in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary in the Börsenblatt (accessed on March 21, 2014).
- ↑ Justus Pfaue. In: Kürschner's German Literature Calendar 2014/2015: Volume I: AO. Volume II: PZ. , Walter De Gruyter Incorporated, 2014, p. 787, ISBN 978-3-11-033720-4 .
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SURNAME | Peacocks, Justus |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sellmann, Norbert (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer and screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1942 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ballenstedt |
DATE OF DEATH | March 8, 2014 |
Place of death | Berlin |