Film · Literature · Television · 1945–1982
Rainer Werner Fassbinder — Age & Birthday
Born: 31 May 1945 · Died: 10 June 1982 · Age at death: 37
How old was Rainer Werner Fassbinder when he died?
Rainer Werner Fassbinder died aged 37. He was born on 31 May 1945 and died on 10 June 1982.
Influential German director and major figure in New German Cinema
Did you know?Despite dying at only thirty-seven, he completed over forty feature films and several television series in his short career.
Rainer Werner Fassbinder (German:; 31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982), sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker, dramatist and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema movement.
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- Age at death
- 37
- Would be
- 81
- Years since death
- 44
- Born
- May 31, 1945 · Bad Wörishofen, Germany
- Died
- June 10, 1982
- Cause of death
- Cardiac arrest, barbiturate overdose
- Nationality
- West German
- Known for
- Film, Literature, Television
Family
- Mother
- Liselotte Eder
- Spouses
- Ingrid Caven, Juliane Lorenz
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