!!!Ekker, Ernst A

b. Idar-Oberstein (Germany), March 4, 1937, 
d. Ravensburg (Germany), May 8, 1999, writer. Began as a copy editor 
for ORF (Austrian broadcasting corporation), then for American 
television companies. Wrote mainly children's and young people's 
books, also screenplays, radio plays, dramas and prose. E. addressed 
questions such as peace, tolerance and ecology in his works; he 
concerned himself especially with plays, musicals and operas for 
children. Awarded the Austrian State Prize in 1988.

!Works
Children's opera: Zauberbaer und Wuenschelstimme, 1983. - 
Children's musicals. - Over 50 children's books: Quirl, 1989; Garten 
der Wuensche, 1992; Oh, Pinocchio, 1994; Gluck, der Sternenfischer, 
1994; Wenn der Teufel tanzt, 1995. - Musical children´s books 
(with CD): F. Schubert, 1996; J. Strauss, 1998; W. A. Mozart, 
1998 (all with D. Eisenburger).



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