Fritz Grasshoff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fritz Grasshoff

German painter, poet and writer

Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1913

Place of Birth: Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date of Death: 09-Feb-1997

Profession: writer, translator, songwriter, lyricist, painter

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Fritz Graßhoff (9 December 1913 – 9 February 1997) was a German painter, poet and songwriter.
He was known for hits sung by Lale Andersen, Freddy Quinn and Hans Albers.
As a painter, he participated in important exhibitions; as a writer, he was known for his lyric volume Halunkenpostille and his autobiographical novel Der blaue Heinrich.
He translated poetry by the Ancient Roman Martial and the Swede Carl Michael Bellman.
Many of his writings have been set to music by composers such as James Last, Norbert Schultze and Siegfried Strohbach.