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Elke Heidenreich Elke Heidenreich (née Riegert; born 15 February 1943) is a German author, TV presenter, literary critic and journalist. She has written audio plays, a magazine column, scripts for television plays and books. Heidenreich is known as the ''Kabarett ...

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, when his parents fled during World War II. He grew up in Fürholzen near Neufahrn, Upper Bavaria. He attended the and finished with the

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.Camerloher-Gymnasium Freising He studied theatre science, German studies and ethnology at the

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from 1966. Schroeder first worked, already during his studies, as assistant director for the broadcaster

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(BR). He wrote film scripts from 1968, including for

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. He directed audio plays, both his own and of others. In 1986, he was awarded the

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. He wrote novels from 1993. Schroeder was a member of the

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. Schroeder married

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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

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. He died on 18 June 2023, at the age of 79.

Works

Books

* with

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: ''Hanns Dieter Hüsch hat jetzt zugegeben… (Eine Collage)''. Arche Verlag, 1985, . * ''Versunkenes Land : ein Roman.'' 1993. * ''Die Madonnina.'' 2001. * with Elke Heidenreich: ''Rudernde Hunde.'' 2002. * ''Mutter & Sohn : Erzählung.'' 2004. * ''Hau.'' 2006. * mit

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: ''Ich mußte immer lachen.'' Kiepenheuer & Witsch 2006. * with Elke Heidenreich: '' Alte Liebe''. Hanser 2009, . * ''Auf Amerika.'' Roman. Hanser, München 2012, . (Fischer Taschenbuch, Frankfurt am Main 2014, ) * ''Wir sind doch alle da.'' Hanser, München 2013. * ''Warten auf Goebbels.'' Hanser, München 2017.

Screenplays

Schroeder's screenplays include: * ''8051 Grinning'', 1972, TV film, directed by

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* ''Sittengemälde'', 1973, TV film, directed by Eberhard Itzenplitz * ''Nestwärme'', 1973, TV film, directed by Eberhard Itzenplitz * ''Münchner Gschichtn'', 1974, TV series, 2 episodes, directed by

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* ''Münchnerinnen'', 1975, TV film, directed by Eberhard Itzenplitz * ', 1975, TV film, directed by

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* ''Hahnenkampf'', 1975, TV film, directed by Lutz Büscher * ''Die Herausforderung'', 1975, TV film, directed by

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* ''Hans im Glück'', 1976, TV film, directed by

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* ', 1977, directed by

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* ''Notwehr'', 1977, TV film, directed by Hartmut Griesmayr * ''Menschenfresser'', 1977, TV film, directed by Rainer Boldt * ''Bier und Spiele'', 1978, TV series of 14 episodes, directed by

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* ''Qualverwandtschaften'', 1982, TV film, directed by Ulrich Heising * ''Kein schöner Land'', 1982, TV series of 6 episodes, directed by Klaus Emmerich * ''Glückspilze'', 1984, TV series, 2 episodes, directed by Bernd Schroeder * ', 1985, TV miniseries, directed by Wolfgang Staudte and Hans‑Werner Schmidt * ''Preisausschreiben'', 1985, TV film, directed by Bernd Schroeder * ''Da Capo'', 1986, TV film, directed by Bernd Schroeder * '' Fraulein'', 1986, TV film, directed by

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* ''Dreifacher Rittberger'', 1987, TV series in 5 episodes, book by Elke Heidenreich, directed by Bernd Schroeder * ', 1991, directed by Klaus Emmerich

Audio plays

Schroeder's audio plays include: * ''Kreuzerlschreiber'', 1969, directed by Hellmuth Kirchammer * ''Zwischenbilanz'', 1970, directed by Edmund Steinberger * ''Miteinander-Füreinander'', 1971, directed by Alexander Malachowsky * ''Die Geburtstag der Gaby Hambacher'', 1971, directed by

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* ''Hans'', 1975, directed by Schroeder * ''Rentenheirat'', 1977, directed by Schroeder * ''Alte Bäume'', 1977–80, series of 12 short audio plays, directed by Otto Düben et.al. * ''Versunkenes Land'', 1995, in two parts, directed by Schroeder * ''Wasser für Bayern'', 1996–2000, series in 14 episodes, directed by Schroeder * ''Unter Brüdern'', 1999, in two parts, directed by Schroeder

Plays

Schroeder's plays include: * ''Kater Lampe''; 1979, arranged for the stage for Volksbühne Berlin * ''General Mutter'', 2013

References

External links

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''Hau''
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