Erich Maria Remarque — German Writer born on June 22, 1898, died on September 25, 1970

Erich Maria Remarque, born Erich Paul Remark, was a German novelist who created many works about the terror of war. His best known novel All Quiet on the Western Front is about German soldiers in the First World War, which was also made into a Oscar-winning movie. His book made him an enemy of the Nazis, who burned many of his works... (wikipedia)