1. Eberhard Panitz was a German writer, screenwriter, literary editor and publicist.
12 Facts About Eberhard Panitz
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Eberhard Panitz wrote epic works, documentaries, audio plays and scripts for films and television.
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Eberhard Panitz was committed to socialist realism, and received several awards in the German Democratic Republic.
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Eberhard Panitz attended the Pestalozzi-Oberschule, completing with the Abitur in 1950.
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Eberhard Panitz worked as a literary editor for both the Verlag Neues Leben and the Mitteldeutscher Verlag in Halle.
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Eberhard Panitz joined the Deutscher Schriftstellerverband in 1958, remaining a member until it was dissolved in 1990.
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Eberhard Panitz belonged to its executive board, and was vice president of its Berlin section.
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Eberhard Panitz's topics included building a socialist society, espionage, the bombing of Dresden and the emancipation of women.
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Eberhard Panitz was editor for two volumes of notable German stories.
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Eberhard Panitz travelled frequently in socialist countries such as Vietnam, Cuba and Mongolia, resulting in books such as Gesichter Vietnams and Cuba mi Amor.
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Eberhard Panitz was a member of the Marxist forum of the Die Linke party.
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Eberhard Panitz worked for films, sometimes writing the literary base, sometimes the script.