Literature · Music · Film · 1890–1945
Franz Werfel — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 10 September 1890 · Died: 26 August 1945 · Age at death: 54
How old was Franz Werfel when he died?
Franz Werfel died aged 54. He was born on 10 September 1890 and died on 26 August 1945.
Austrian novelist and playwright famous for The Forty Days of Musa Dagh
Did you know?He escaped Nazi-occupied France by walking across the Pyrenees with his wife, Alma Mahler, the widow of composer Gustav Mahler.
Franz Viktor Werfel (German:; 10 September 1890 – 26 August 1945) was a Czech novelist, playwright, and poet whose career spanned World War I, the Interwar period, and World War II. He is primarily known as the author of The Forty Days of Musa Dagh (1933, English tr.
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- Age at death
- 54
- Would be
- 136
- Years since death
- 81
- Born
- September 10, 1890 · Prague, Czech Republic
- Died
- August 26, 1945
- Cause of death
- Myocardial infarction
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Literature, Music, Film
Family
- Father
- Rudolf Werfel
- Mother
- Albine Kussi
- Spouse
- Alma Mahler
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- Died on August 26Franz Werfel is remembered every August 26, along with 14 other notable people who died on this day. Discover what else happened on that date.Date page
- See the front page from the day Franz Werfel was bornA newspaper front page for 10 September 1890, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Would-be age todayFranz Werfel would be 136 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversaryFranz Werfel's 137th birthday is in 320 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!137th
- Death anniversaryThe 82nd anniversary of Franz Werfel's death is in 305 days. A moment to remember their legacy.82nd
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