Justus Pfaue (25 September 1942 – 8 March 2014)Justus Pfaue
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Biography

Pfaue was born in

Ballenstedt Ballenstedt is a town in the Harz district, in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Geography It is situated at the northern rim of the Harz mountain range, about 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Quedlinburg. The municipal area comprises the vi ...

as Norbert Sellmann. He studied law and

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. In 1965, he published his first novel, and later specialized in books on youth. He lived in

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and

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Works

Novels

* 1985: Bas-Boris Bode * 1986: Devil's grandmother, or the heaven on earth * 1987: Anna * 1988: Anna Ballerina * 1989: Bravo, Anna * 1989: Laura and Luis

Screenplays

* 1979: '' Timm Thaler'' (TV series, based on the eponymous novel) * 1980: ''Merlin'' (TV series about

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) * 1981: ''

Sternensommer ''Sternensommer'' () is a German children's and youth television series that aired in 1981 on ZDF. Originally 12 episodes were planned, but, ultimately for cost reasons, only six were produced. Synopsis Jochen Feucht moved with his family in a f ...

'' (TV series) * 1981: '' Manni, der Libero'' (TV series) * 1981: ''

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'' (TV series, based on a novel by

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) * 1982: '' Jack Holborn'' (TV series, based on a novel by Leon Garfield) * 1983: '' Mandara'' (TV series) * 1983: ''

Nesthäkchen ''Nesthäkchen'' is a German television series directed by , which was broadcast as the fifth Christmas series of the ZDF 1983. It is based on Else Ury's novels ''Nesthäkchen and Her Dolls'' (1913), ''Nesthäkchen's First School Year'' (1915), ...

'' (TV series, besed on the novels by

Else Ury Else Ury (1 November 1877 – 13 January 1943) was a German-Jewish novelist and children's book author. Her best-known character is the blonde doctor's daughter Annemarie Braun, whose life from childhood to old age is told in the ten volumes of t ...

) * 1984: ''Two Black Sheep'' (TV series) * 1984: ''

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'' (TV series) * 1985: '' Bas-Boris Bode'' (TV series) * 1985: '' Oliver Maass'' (TV series) * 1986: '' Teufels Großmutter'' (TV series) * 1986-1991: ''

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'' (TV series) * 1987: ''

Anna Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna of East Anglia, King (died c.654) * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th c ...

'' (TV series) * 1988: ' (film directed by , a follow-up to the TV series) * 1989: '' Laura und Luis'' (TV series) * 1993: ''

Clara Clara may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Clara'' (2018 film), a Canadian sci-fi drama * ''Clara'' (2019 film), a Ukrainian animated fantasy film * ''Clara'' (TV series), a German TV series * Clara the Cow, mascot of the Greek TV show '' P ...

'' (TV miniseries) * 1994: ''

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'' (TV series) * 2004: ' (TV miniseries) * 2009: ''Hand in Hand'' (TV series)

Awards and honors

* 2005 Golden Romy for Best Screenplay for The Cherry Queen

References

External links

* 1942 births 2014 deaths German children's writers German male television writers German television writers German screenwriters People from Ballenstedt Mass media people from Saxony-Anhalt {{Screenwriter-stub