Stephan Hermlin was born on April 13, 1915 in Chemnitz, Germany. He was a writer and director, known for Die Lüge und der Tod (1988), Ludwig van Beethoven (1954) and Die Zeit der Einsamkeit (1984). He was married to Irina Belokonewa, Gudrun Hermlin, Juliette Leder Brandler and Lily Schmaus. He died on April 6, 1997 in Berlin, Germany.