Curth Flatow (9 January 1920 – 4 June 2011) was a German

dramatist A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...

and screenwriter who started his career in post-war Germany specializing in light

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

. Flatow was born in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci ...

. Many of his plays have been adapted for the big screen. One of his more recent shows is ''Ein gesegnetes Alter'' (''A Blessed Age'', 1996), a vehicle for

Johannes Heesters Johan Marius Nicolaas Heesters (5 December 1903 – 24 December 2011), known professionally as Johannes Heesters, was a Dutch actor of stage, television and film, as well as a vocalist of numerous recordings and performer on the concert stag ...

. Flatow's 2000

memoir A memoir (; , ) is any nonfiction narrative writing based in the author's personal memories. The assertions made in the work are thus understood to be factual. While memoir has historically been defined as a subcategory of biography or autobiog ...

is entitled ''Am

Kurfürstendamm The Kurfürstendamm (; colloquially ''Ku'damm'', ; en, Prince Elector Embankment) is one of the most famous avenues in Berlin. The street takes its name from the former ''Kurfürsten'' (prince-electors) of Brandenburg. The broad, long boulevar ...

fing es an. Erinnerungen aus einem Gedächtnis mit Lücken''. He died in 2011 in Berlin.

Plays

*1960 : ''Das Fenster zum Flur'' (with Horst Pillau). Premiered in Berlin at the Hebbel-Theater *1966 : ''Vater einer Tochter'' (based on the film '). Premiered in Berlin at the *1968 : ''Das Geld liegt auf der Bank''. Premiered in Berlin at the Hebbel-Theater *1973 : ''Der Mann, der sich nicht traut''. Premiered in Berlin at the Komödie am Kurfürstendamm

Selected filmography

* ''

King of Hearts The king of hearts is a playing card in the standard 52-card deck. King of Hearts may also refer to: Games * The King of Hearts Has Five Sons, card game that may have been a precursor to Cluedo Books * King of Hearts (''Alice's Adventures ...

'' (1947) * '' When Men Cheat'' (1950) * '' Dark Eyes'' (1951) * '' The Chaste Libertine'' (1952) * '' Dutch Girl'' (1953) * '' The Bogeyman'' (1953) * ''

The Uncle from America ''The Uncle from America'' (german: Der Onkel aus Amerika) is a 1953 West German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Hans Moser, Georg Thomalla and Joe Stöckel. It was based on a play by Ferdinand Altenkirch which had previously be ...

'' (1953) * '' The Telephone Operator'' (1954) * '' How Do I Become a Film Star?'' (1955) * '' Love, Dance and a Thousand Songs'' (1955) * ''

Kindermädchen für Papa gesucht ''Kindermädchen für Papa gesucht'' is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Hans Quest and written by Curth Flatow and Eckart Hachfeld. It stars Claus Biederstaedt, Susanne Cramer, and Gunther Philipp. Plot Peter and Kurt Jäger are cousi ...

'' (1957) * '' The Simple Girl'' (1957) * '' The Crammer'' (1958) * ''

Here I Am, Here I Stay ''Here I Am, Here I Stay'' (german: Hier bin ich – hier bleib ich) is a 1959 West German musical comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and produced by Artur Brauner. It stars Caterina Valente, Hans Holt and Ruth Stephan. The film also featur ...

'' (1959) * '' What a Woman Dreams of in Springtime'' (1959) * '' Yes, Women are Dangerous'' (1960) * ' (1960) * '' Her Most Beautiful Day'' (1962, based on the play ''Das Fenster zum Flur'') * '' My Daughter and I'' (1963) * ' (1966) * ''

The Wedding Trip ''The Wedding Trip'' (german: Die Hochzeitsreise) is a 1969 German-Italian comedy film directed by Ralf Gregan and starring Liselotte Pulver, Dieter Hallervorden and Ewa Strömberg.Bock & Bergfelder p.379 Synopsis After seven years of marriage ...

'' (1969) * ' (1982, TV film) * ''

Ich heirate eine Familie Ich heirate eine Familie ''(I am marrying a family)'' is a television series that aired from 1983 to 1986 on German television network ZDF. 14 episodes were produced. Curth Flatow wrote the screenplays, while all episodes were directed by Pet ...

'' (1983–1986, TV series)

External links

* 1920 births 2011 deaths German male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century German dramatists and playwrights German screenwriters German male screenwriters German television writers 20th-century German male writers Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor people Mass media people from Berlin {{playwright-stub