Born: 31-May-1945
Birthplace: Bad Wörishofen, Bavaria, Germany
Died: 10-Jun-1982
Location of death: Munich, Germany
Cause of death: Suicide
Remains: Buried, Bogenhausener Friedhof, Munich, Germany

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Gay
Occupation: Film Director

Nationality: Germany
Executive summary: The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

Died from a deliberate overdose of cocaine and sleeping pills.

Father: (doctor)
Mother: Lilo Pempeit (translator)
Wife: Ingrid Caven (actress, m. 26-Aug-1970, div. 27-Sep-1972)

    Risk Factors: Smoking, Alcoholism, Cocaine

    FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
    Querelle (31-Aug-1982)
    Veronika Voss (8-Feb-1982)
    Lola (20-Aug-1981)
    Lili Marleen (14-Jan-1981)
    Berlin Alexanderplatz (28-Aug-1980)
    The Third Generation (13-May-1979)
    The Marriage of Maria Braun (20-Feb-1979)
    In a Year of 13 Moons (17-Nov-1978)
    Despair (19-May-1978)
    The Stationmaster's Wife (31-Jul-1977)
    Chinese Roulette (16-Nov-1976)
    Satan's Brew (7-Oct-1976)
    I Only Want You to Love Me (23-Mar-1976)
    Fear of Fear (8-Jul-1975)
    Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (7-Jul-1975)
    Fox and His Friends (May-1975)
    Effi Briest (17-Jun-1974)
    Martha (28-May-1974)
    Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (5-Mar-1974)
    World on a Wire (14-Oct-1973)
    Jail Bait (9-Jan-1973)
    The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (25-Jun-1972)
    The Merchant of Four Seasons (10-Feb-1972)
    Beware of a Holy Whore (28-Aug-1971)
    Whity (2-Jun-1971)
    The American Soldier (9-Oct-1970)
    Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (28-Jun-1970)
    Gods of the Plague (4-Apr-1970)
    Katzelmacher (8-Oct-1969)
    Love is Colder than Death (26-Jun-1969)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Kamikaze 1989 (16-Jul-1982)
    Room 666 (1-Jun-1982) · Himself
    Berlin Alexanderplatz (28-Aug-1980)
    The Marriage of Maria Braun (20-Feb-1979)
    I Only Want You to Love Me (23-Mar-1976)
    Fox and His Friends (May-1975)
    Tenderness of the Wolves (Jun-1973)
    Beware of a Holy Whore (28-Aug-1971)

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