Peter von Zahn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German journalist, film director and screenwriter
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Place of Birth: Chemnitz, Germany
About Peter von Zahn
- Peter von Zahn (29 January 1913 – 26 July 2001) was a German author, film maker, and journalist. Born in Chemnitz as a son of an officer, he grew up in Dresden and studied law, history, and philosophy.
- He was drafted at the beginning of World War II.
- After the war, he was one of the founders of the Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk (NWDR).
- For three years, he managed the NWDR Studio in Düsseldorf where he introduced Anglo-Saxon style journalism with self-critical irony. In 1951, he went to the United States as a foreign correspondent.
- He worked until a very advanced age and produced over 3000 radio shows and 1000 television films. He received many awards such as the Adolf-Grimme-Preis (3), the DAG-Fernsehpreis in Silver and Gold, the Goldene Kamera and the Bayerischer Fernsehpreis, and is considered the standard for subsequent radio and television journalism.
- The State of Hamburg promoted him in 1995 to a Professor honoris causa. He died in Hamburg aged 88.
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