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Martin Graff | |
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Born | 22 June 1944 Munster, France |
Died | 4 August 2021 77) Soultzeren, France | (aged
Occupation(s) | Writer, cabaretist |
Martin Graff (22 June 1944 – 4 August 2021) was a French pastor, writer, screenwriter, and cabaretist. [1]
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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