Lothar-Günther Buchheim

German author and artist

Lothar-Günther Buchheim ( ) (February 6, 1918 – February 22, 2007) was a German author and painter. He is best known for his 1973 novel The Boat (Das Boot), which became an international bestseller and was adapted in 1981 as an Oscar-nominated film.

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Lothar-Günther Buchheim was born on Wednesday, 6 February 1918 in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany. He was best known as a writer. Buchheim's country of citizenship (nationality) was German. He died on Thursday, 22 February 2007 in Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany at the age of 89. His zodiac star sign was Aquarius.

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Date of birth	6 February 1918	edit
Place of birth	Weimar, Thuringia, Germany	edit
Date of death	22 February 2007	edit
Age	89 (age at death)
Place of death	Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany	edit
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Occupation category	Writer	edit
Nationality	German	edit

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