Lothar-Günther Buchheim (1918 - 2007)
1918-02-06Weimar, Germany2007-02-22Starnberg, GermanyGermany
Lothar-Günther Buchheim
Lothar-Günther Buchheim was a German writer, artist, and collector.
He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. During World War II he served in Hitler's navy as a correspondent and worked as a war artist for the Nazi propaganda apparatus. His portraits of Third Reich officers and images of submarines were successful. Buchheim rose to fame with his novel Das Boot, which became an international bestseller and the basis for the movie Submarine.
Date and place of birt: | 6 february 1918, Weimar, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 22 february 2007, Starnberg, Germany |
Nationality: | Germany |
Period of activity: | XX, XXI century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter, Writer |
Genre: | Landscape painting, Marine art, Portrait |
Art style: | Expressionism, Post War Art |