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Frank Wedekind(1864-1918)

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Frank Wedekind was born on 24 July 1864 in Hanover, Kingdom of Hanover [now Lower Saxony, Germany]. He was a writer, known for Spring Awakening, Pandora's Box (1929) and Spring Awakening. He was married to Tilly Wedekind. He died on 9 March 1918 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
BornJuly 24, 1864
DiedMarch 9, 1918(53)
BornJuly 24, 1864
DiedMarch 9, 1918(53)
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Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening
  • Writer
    Louise Brooks and József Bottlik in Pandora's Box (1929)
    Pandora's Box
    7.7
    • Writer
    • 1929
    Spring Awakening
    Spring Awakening
    • Writer
      Warm in the Bud (1970)
      Warm in the Bud
      7.4
      • Writer
      • 1970

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      • Spring Awakening
        • play
        • Completed
      • Spring Awakening
        • based on the play by
        • Pre-production
      • Moral Rules (2023)
        Moral Rules
        • Writer
        • 2023
      • Steven Anderson, Frank Wedekind, Sarah Decker, Shakira Searle, John Elsenbeck, Tatanya Lowed-Spence, Jacqueline Youm, Claire Bochenek, Andrea Atwood, Justine D'Souza, Emily Hood, Andrew Weinstein, Mira Singer, Andrew Gelos, and Felicia Capece in Spring Awakening (2021)
        Spring Awakening
        TV Movie
        • written by
        • 2021
      • Kanones ithikis - To xypnima tis anoixis (2020)
        Kanones ithikis - To xypnima tis anoixis
        4.3
        • play
        • 2020
      • Mónika Ullmann and Fanni Prohaszka in Lulu (2017)
        Lulu
        Short
        • play
        • 2017
      • Berg: Lulu (2015)
        Berg: Lulu
        Video
        • plays
        • 2015
      • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
        The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
        8.8
        TV Series
        • based on the plays: "Earth Spirit" and "Pandora's Box" by
        • 2015
      • Berg: Lulu (2015)
        Berg: Lulu
        Video
        • play
        • 2015
      • Lulu (2012)
        Lulu
        Video
        • writer
        • 2012
      • Lulu (2011)
        Lulu
        8.0
        Video
        • after
        • 2011
      • Lulu (2010)
        Lulu
        TV Movie
        • plays
        • 2010
      • Berg: Lulu (2010)
        Berg: Lulu
        Video
        • plays
        • 2010
      • Spring Awakening (2009)
        Spring Awakening
        4.2
        TV Movie
        • novel
        • 2009
      • The Awakening of Spring (2008)
        The Awakening of Spring
        4.7
        • play "Frühlings Erwachen"
        • 2008
      • The Awakening of Spring (2007)
        The Awakening of Spring
        Video
        • based on a play by
        • 2007
      • Lulu (2006)
        Lulu
        5.2
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        • play
        • 2006

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      • Alternative name
        • Wedekind
      • Born
        • July 24, 1864
        • Hanover, Kingdom of Hanover [now Lower Saxony, Germany]
      • Died
        • March 9, 1918
        • Munich, Bavaria, Germany
      • Spouse
        • Tilly Wedekind1906 - March 9, 1918 (his death, 2 children)
      • Other works
        Novel: "Spring Awakening"

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        Great great uncle of comedy sci-fi author Douglas Adams.
      • Quotes
        You think anyone smiles like that who has cash in his pockets? There is no more miserable Creature than the Smiling Ironic Observer.

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