Johannes Mario Simmel (7 April 1924 – 1 January 2009), also known as J. M. Simmel, was an Austrian writer. He was born in

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and grew up in Austria and

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. He was trained as a chemical engineer and worked in research from 1943 to the end of

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. After the end of the war, he worked as a translator for the United States Office of Military Government based in Germany and published reviews and stories in the Vienna ''Welt am Abend''. Starting in 1950, he worked as a reporter for the Munich illustrated ''

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'' in Europe and America. He wrote a number of screenplays and novels, which have sold tens of millions of copies. Many of his novels were successfully filmed in the 1960s and 1970s. He won numerous prizes, including the Award of Excellence of the Society of Writers of the UN. Important issues in his novels are a fervent pacifism as well as the relativity of good and bad. Several novels are said to have a true background, possibly autobiographic. According to his Swiss lawyer, Simmel died on 1 January 2009 in

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, at 84 years of age. This date was the 99th birthday of "Thomas Lieven", the main character of "It can't always be caviar."

Awards and honors

* 1959 First prize in the competition playwright Mannheim * 1981 Culture Award of German Freemasons (Lessing-Ring) * 1984 Gold Medal of the City of Vienna * 1992

Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art () is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria and forms part of the Austrian national honours system. History The "Austrian Decoration for Science and Art" was established by the National C ...

* 1993

Hermann Kesten Prize The Hermann Kesten Prize (), formally the Hermann Kesten Medal (), is a German literary award presented annually for outstanding efforts in support of persecuted writers, on behalf of PEN Centre Germany according to the principles of the Chart ...

* 2004:

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* 2005 Merit Cross 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany (''Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse'') * 2011 naming of Simmelgasse in

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(the 21st district of Vienna)

Bibliography

* ''Encounters in the Fog'' ("Begegnung im Nebel." 1947) * ''Why Am I So Happy?'' ("Mich wundert, daß ich so fröhlich bin." Zsolnay, Vienna 1949). The title is a quote from

Martinus von Biberach Magister Martinus von Biberach (; died 1498) was a theologian from Heilbronn, Germany. He is mostly remembered because of a priamel that has allegedly been his epitaph. Epitaph Reception While the attribution of the poem to Biberach is controver ...

(died 1498); but also hints at

Heinrich Heine Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (; ; born Harry Heine; 13 December 1797 – 17 February 1856) was an outstanding poet, writer, and literary criticism, literary critic of 19th-century German Romanticism. He is best known outside Germany for his ...

's 1837 poem "Die Lorelei": "Ich weiß nicht, was soll es bedeuten / Daß ich so traurig bin". * ''Das geheime Brot''. Zsolnay, Vienna 1950. (English: Secret, or hidden, bread.) * ''Der Mörder trinkt keine Milch. Ein Kriminalroman''. Demokratische Druck- und Verlags-Gesellschaft, Bären-Bücher 19, Linz 1950. (English: Murderers don't drink milk. A detective story.) * ''Man lebt nur zweimal''. Demokratische Druck- und Verlags-Gesellschaft, Bären-Bücher 21, Linz 1950. (English: You only live twice.) The title is a parody of the German proverb "Man lebt nur einmal". * ''I Confess'' ("Ich gestehe alles." Zsolnay, Vienna 1953) * ''The Pretender. Every Time He Ate Cake...'' ("Der Hochstapler. Immer, wenn er Kuchen aß...". Südverlag, München/Konstanz 1954), (mit Hans Hartmann) * ''The Sibyl Cipher'' (''Gott schützt die Liebenden'', Zsolnay, Vienna 1957) * ''The Affair of Nina B.'' ("Affäre Nina B.", Zsolnay, Vienna 1958) * ''It Can't Always Be Caviar'' a.k.a. "The Monte Cristo Cover-up" ("Es muß nicht immer Kaviar sein.", Schweizer Druck- und Verlagshaus, Zürich 1960) * ''To the Bitter End'' ("Bis zur bitteren Neige.", Knaur, München 1962) * ''Love Is Just a Word'' ("Liebe ist nur ein Wort.", Knaur, München 1963) * ''The Berlin Connection'' a.k.a. "Dear Fatherland" or "Double Agent - Triple Cross" ("Lieb Vaterland magst ruhig sein." Knaur, München 1965) * ''The Cain Conspiracy'' a.k.a. "Cain '67" ("Alle Menschen werden Brüder.", Knaur, München 1967). The German title is taken from

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's 1785 poem "

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". * ''The Caesar Code'' ("Und Jimmy ging zum Regenbogen.", Knaur, München 1970). The German title is based on "And Teddy would run to the rainbow's foot" from a poem by

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. * ''The Traitor Blitz'' (''Der Stoff aus dem die Träume sind'', Knaur, München 1971). The German title is taken from

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's play ''

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''. * ''The Wind and the Rain'' (''Die Antwort kennt nur der Wind'', Knaur, München 1973.) * ''No Man Is an Island'' (''Niemand ist eine Insel'', Knaur, München 1975). The title is from ''

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'' (1624) by

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. * ''Hurra, wir leben noch'' (Knaur, München 1978) * ''Wir heißen euch hoffen'' (Knaur, München 1980) * '' Let the Flowers Live'' ("Bitte, laßt die Blumen leben", Knaur, München 1983) * '' The Secret Protocol'' ("Die im Dunkeln sieht man nicht", Knaur, München 1985) * ''

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'' ("Doch mit den Clowns kamen die Tränen", Knaur, München 1987) * ''Im Frühling singt zum letztenmal die Lerche'' (Knaur, München 1990) * ''Auch wenn ich lache, muß ich weinen'' (Knaur, München 1993) * ''Dream the Impossible Dream'' ("Träum den unmöglichen Traum", Knaur, München 1996) * ''The Man who painted the Almond Trees'' ("Der Mann, der die Mandelbäumchen malte", Knaur, München 1998) * ''Love is the Last Bridge'' ("Liebe ist die letzte Brücke", Knaur, München 1999)

Filmography

*''

My Schoolfriend ''My Schoolfriend'' () is a 1960 German comedy drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Heinz Rühmann, Loni von Friedl, and Hertha Feiler. It is based on the eponymous play ''Der Schulfreund'' by Johannes Mario Simmel. The film's se ...

'', directed by

Robert Siodmak Robert Siodmak (; 8 August 1900 – 10 March 1973) was a German Jewish film director. His career spanned some 40 years, working extensively in the United States and France, as well as in his native country. Though he worked in many genres, he was ...

(1960, based on the play ''Der Schulfreund'') *''

The Nina B. Affair ''The Nina B. Affair'' (French: ''L'affaire Nina B.'', German: ''Affäre Nina B'') is a 1961 French-West German drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Nadja Tiller, Pierre Brasseur and Walter Giller.Bock & Bergfelder p.447 The film's ...

'', directed by

(1961, based on the novel ''Affäre Nina B.'') *', directed by

Géza von Radványi Géza von Radványi (born Géza Grosschmid; 26 September 1907 – 27 November 1986) was a Hungarian film director, cinematographer, producer and writer. Biography Born Géza Grosschmid, he took the name Radványi from his paternal grandmother ...

(1961, based on the novel ''Es muß nicht immer Kaviar sein'') *', directed by

(1961, based on the novel ''Es muß nicht immer Kaviar sein'') *''

Und Jimmy ging zum Regenbogen ''Und Jimmy ging zum Regenbogen'' ("The Caesar Code") is a movie by Alfred Vohrer based on the novel ''The Caesar Code'' by Johannes Mario Simmel. It was filmed in Vienna and Munich in autumn 1970 and released in March 1971. Plot 1969. In a Vien ...

'', directed by

Alfred Vohrer Alfred Vohrer (29 December 1914 – 3 February 1986) was a German film director and actor. He directed 48 films between 1958 and 1984. His 1969 film ''Seven Days Grace'' was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1972 ...

(1971, based on the novel ''Und Jimmy ging zum Regenbogen'') *''

Love Is Only a Word ''Love Is Only a Word'' () is a 1971 West German drama film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Judy Winter, Herbert Fleischmann and Malte Thorsten. Plot 21-year-old Oliver Mansfeld, the son of a corrupt industrialist, is attending a boarding s ...

'', directed by

(1971, based on the novel ''Liebe ist nur ein Wort'') *'' The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of'', directed by

(1972, based on the novel ''Der Stoff aus dem die Träume sind'') *''

All People Will Be Brothers ''All People Will Be Brothers'' () is a 1973 West German drama film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Harald Leipnitz, Doris Kunstmann and .Bock & Bergfelder p.504 Cast * Harald Leipnitz as Werner Mark * Doris Kunstmann as Lillian * as Ric ...

'', directed by

(1973, based on the novel ''Alle Menschen werden Brüder'') *', directed by

(1973, based on the novel ''Gott schützt die Liebenden'') *''

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'', directed by

(1974, based on the novel ''Die Antwort kennt nur der Wind'') *''

To the Bitter End ''To the Bitter End'' () is a 1975 West German-Austrian drama film directed by Gerd Oswald and starring Maurice Ronet, Suzy Kendall and Susanne Uhlen.Goble p.428 It was shot location filming, on location around Vienna. Synopsis A former film star ...

'', directed by

Gerd Oswald Gerd Oswald (June 9, 1919 – May 22, 1989) was a German director of American films and television. Biography Born in Berlin, Oswald was the son of German film director Richard Oswald and actress Käthe Oswald. He worked as a child actor be ...

(1975, based on the novel ''Bis zur bitteren Neige'') *', directed by

Roland Klick Roland Klick (born 4 July 1939) is a German film director and screenwriter. Biography Klick was born in Hof, Bavaria and grew up in Nennslingen after the war. Klick studied theater and German in Munich, worked as a cameraman on a film by Rolf ...

(1976, based on the novel ''Lieb Vaterland magst ruhig sein'') *'' Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein'', directed by Thomas Engel (1977, TV miniseries, based on the novel ''Es muß nicht immer Kaviar sein'') *''Why Am I So Happy?'', directed by

Michael Kehlmann Michael Kehlmann (21 September 1927 – 1 December 2005) was an Austrian television film director and theatre director, screenwriter and actor. During 1951–1953, Kehlmann was the manager of the "Kleines Theater im Konzerthaus", Vienna. He was aw ...

(1982, TV film, based on the novel ''Mich wundert, daß ich so fröhlich bin'') *''

The Roaring Fifties ''The Roaring Fifties'' ( ) is a 1983 West German comedy film directed by Peter Zadek and starring Juraj Kukura, Boy Gobert and Peter Kern. It is based on the novel ''Hurra, wir leben noch'' by Johannes Mario Simmel. It is set around the German W ...

'', directed by

Peter Zadek Peter Zadek (; 19 May 1926 – 30 July 2009) was a German director of theatre, opera and film, a translator and a screenwriter. He is regarded as one of the greatest directors in German-speaking theater. Biography Peter Zadek was born on 19 May ...

(1983, based on the novel ''Hurra wir leben noch'') *', directed by

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(1986, based on the novel ''Bitte laßt die Blumen leben'') *'' Mit den Clowns kamen die Tränen'', directed by

Reinhard Hauff Reinhard Hauff (born 23 May 1939) is a German film director. His works, which were mostly carried out in the late 1960s to early 1990s, are known for their social and political commentary. '' Stammheim'', which is based on the activities of the R ...

(1990, TV miniseries, based on the novel ''Doch mit den Clowns kamen die Tränen'') *', directed by (2008, TV film, based on the novel ''Und Jimmy ging zum Regenbogen'') *', directed by (2008, TV film, based on the novel ''Gott schützt die Liebenden'') *''Love Is Just a Word'', directed by (2010, based on the novel ''Liebe ist nur ein Wort'') *', directed by (2011, TV film, based on the novel ''Niemand ist eine Insel'')

Screenwriter

* 1951: ''

Spring on Ice ''Spring on Ice'' (German: ''Frühling auf dem Eis'') is a 1951 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Eva Pawlik, Herta Mayen and Hans Holt. It is set around the Vienna Ice Revue. The film was shot using Agfacolor ...

'' (dir.

Georg Jacoby Georg Jacoby (23 July 1882 – 21 February 1964) was a German film director and screenwriter.Profile
, bfi.org.uk; accessed 1 ...

) * 1953: ''

Diary of a Married Woman ''Diary of a Married Woman'' () is a 1953 West German comedy film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Maria Schell, O. W. Fischer and Margarete Haagen. The film's sets were designed by Hans Jürgen Kiebach and Gabriel Pellon. It was shot at ...

'' (dir.

Josef von Báky Josef von Báky (23 March 1902, Sombor, Zombor, Austria-Hungary – 28 July 1966, Munich, West Germany) was a Hungarian filmmaker. He was also known as ''Josef v. Baky'' and ''József Báky''. He was born in the village of Zobor in the Kingdo ...

) * 1955: ''

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'' (dir.

) * 1955: '' Dunja'' (dir.

) * 1956: ''

Kitty and the Great Big World ''Kitty and the Great Big World'' () is a 1956 West German comedy film directed by Alfred Weidenmann and starring Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, and O.E. Hasse. It is a remake of the 1939 film ''Kitty and the World Conference''.Williams p. 150 ...

'' (dir.

Alfred Weidenmann Alfred Weidenmann (10 May 1916 – 9 June 2000) was a German film director, screenwriter, and author of children's books. He directed more than 30 films between 1942 and 1984. Selected filmography * ' (1942) * ' (1944) * ''I and You'' (195 ...

) * 1957: '' The Girl and the Legend'' (dir.

) * 1958: '' Stefanie'' (dir.

) * 1960: ' (dir.

Georg Marischka Georg Marischka (29 June 1922 in Vienna – 9 August 1999 in Munich) was an Austrian actor, screen writer, director and film producer for cinema and television. Life George Marischka was born into the world of film because his father was Hube ...

)

References

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