Martin Graff

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Martin Graff
Born22 June 1944
Munster, France
Died4 August 2021(2021-08-04) (aged 77)
Soultzeren, France
Occupation(s)Writer, cabaretist

Martin Graff (22 June 1944 – 4 August 2021) was a French pastor, writer, screenwriter, and cabaretist. [1]

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Biography

After his studies in Protestant theology, he worked for three years as a pastor in Strasbourg and Sarreguemines. [2] He then started a career as a journalist and essayist in German media. He wrote and published in German and French for radio, television, theatre, and cabarets.

Martin Graff died in Soultzeren on 4 August 2021, at the age of 77. [3]

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References

  1. Brégeard, Olivier (5 August 2021). "Martin Graff, poil à gratter saute-frontière". L'Alsace (in French). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. Brégeard, Olivier (5 August 2021). "Martin Graff, poil à gratter saute-frontière". Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (in French). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. Neff, Christophe (8 August 2021). "Pour saluer Martin Graff/Erinnerungen an den Gedankenschmuggler Martin Graff". cneffpaysages.blog (in French). Retrieved 11 August 2021.