Erika Mann

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Erika Mann was a German actress, writer, and outspoken anti-Nazi political cabaret performer, and the eldest daughter of novelist Thomas Mann.

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instanceOf actress
anti-fascist activist
cabaret performer
human
journalist
writer
burialPlace Kilchberg Cemetery
Kilchberg, Zurich
causeOfDeath brain tumor
citizenship Czechoslovakia
Germany
United States of America
coFounded Die Pfeffermühle
countryOfBirth German Empire
countryOfDeath Switzerland
coveredConflict World War II
dateOfBirth 1905-11-09
dateOfDeath 1969-08-27
dateOfDivorce 1929
dateOfMarriage 1926-07-24
describedAs outspoken critic of Adolf Hitler
educatedAt Luisengymnasium Munich (attended, did not complete)
emigratedTo Switzerland
United States of America
ethnicGroup German
familyName Mann
father Thomas Mann
fledFrom Nazi Germany
founded Die Pfeffermühle
fullName Erika Julia Hedwig Mann
gender female
genre political cabaret
givenName Erika
languageOfWorkOrName German
memberOf Mann family
mother Katia Mann
nationality German
notableFamilyMember Nobel laureate Thomas Mann
notableFor exile cabaret against National Socialism
notableWork Das letzte Jahr
Escape to Life
School for Barbarians
The Other Germany
When Hitler Came
Zehn Millionen Kinder
occupation actress
cabaret performer
journalist
lecturer
writer
partner Annemarie Schwarzenbach
Therese Giehse
performedIn Die Pfeffermühle cabaret
placeOfBirth Munich
placeOfDeath Zurich NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment anti-Nazi
residence Munich
New York City
Pacific Palisades
Zurich NERFINISHED
sexualOrientation lesbian
sibling Elisabeth Mann Borgese
Golo Mann
Klaus Mann
Michael Mann (son of Thomas Mann)
Monika Mann
spouse Gustaf Gründgens
subjectOf biographies about the Mann family
workedAs war correspondent
wroteAbout German exile
National Socialism
wroteInCollaborationWith Klaus Mann
Thomas Mann


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