Erika Mann was born on November 9, 1905 in Munich, Germany. She was a writer and actress, known for Confessions of Felix Krull (1957), The Buddenbrooks (1959) and Wälsungenblut (1965). She was married to W.H. Auden and Gustaf Gründgens. She died on August 27, 1969 in Zurich, Switzerland.
Played by Sophie Rois on "Manns - Ein Jahrhundertroman, Die" (2001) (mini)_ .
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In 1933, she founded an anti-Fascist cabaret called "Die Pfeffermühle" (The Peppermill) in Munich, but had to leave Germany some months later. It opened in Zurich again and became a rallying point for exiles.
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Her first trip back to Europe was with her father in 1945/6.
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Married W.H. Auden to obtain a British passport so she wouldn't have to return to Nazi Germany. She then went to the United States.
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