Gisela Steineckert was born on 13 May 1931 and is a German writer known for her books and song lyrics.
10 Facts About Gisela Steineckert
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Gisela Steineckert has written numerous radio plays and several film scripts.
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Giesela Steineckert was born in Berlin, her parents' second daughter.
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Gisela Steineckert's parents were not married, but her father remained in the picture till 1940.
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Gisela Steineckert returned with her mother and siblings to Berlin in 1946.
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Gisela Steineckert is often described as a "self-educated" writer, and it was in the immediate aftermath of war, through films and extensive reading, that she learned in detail about the more horrendous aspects of Nazi Germany.
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Gisela Steineckert obtained work as a Kindergarten assistant and then in November 1946, despite her parents' opposition, embarked on a commercial apprenticeship.
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Gisela Steineckert's marriage ended in divorce and Gisela took a clerical job at the town hall in Berlin-Pankow.
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In 1973 Gisela Steineckert married Wilhelm Penndorf, at that time a chief editor for music with the national radio service.
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In 1984 the committee was reconfigured, and Gisela Steineckert became its president for the next six years.