Lothar G. Buchheim

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Birth Name: Lothar-Günther Buchheim

Born: 6 February 1918 Died: 22 February 2007

Country of origin: Germany

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Diethild Wickboldt

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Description: Lothar-Günther Buchheim was a German author, painter and wartime journalist under the Nazi regime. In World War II he served as a war correspondent aboard ships and U-boats. He is best known for his 1973 antiwar novel Das Boot (The Boat), based on his experiences during the war, which became an international bestseller and was adapted as the 1981 Oscar-nominated film of the same name. His artworks, collected in a gallery on the banks of the Starnberger See, range from heavily decorated cars to a variety of mannequins seated or standing as if themselves visitors to the gallery, thus challenging the division between visitor and a ... (more)