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Marcel Reich-Ranicki
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Born
June 2
,
1920
·
Wloclawek, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
Died
September 18
,
2013
·
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
(cancer)
Birth name
Marceli Reich
Mini Bio
Marcel Reich-Ranicki was born on June 2, 1920 in Wloclawek, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. He was a writer and actor, known for
Das literarische Quartett (1988)
,
Television Theater (1953)
and
Mein Leben - Marcel Reich-Ranicki (2009)
. He was married to
Teofila Reich-Ranicki
. He died on September 18, 2013 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
Family
Spouse
Teofila Reich-Ranicki
(May 22, 1942 - April 29, 2011) (her death, 1 child)
Trivia
Due to his Jewish descent, he was deported to Poland in 1938, where he found himself behind the walls of the Warsaw Ghetto in 1940. Three years later, he managed to escape and was hidden by a Polish couple.
Considered Germany's most influential literary critic who became a household name as host of
Das literarische Quartett (1988)
.
Emigrated from communist Poland to West Germany (1958).
Head of the literary staff at the daily newspaper "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" from 1973 to 1988.
Father of
Andrew Ranicki
.
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