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Kurt Vonnegut Jr.(1922-2007)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Additional Crew
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Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Recounting the extraordinary life of author Kurt Vonnegut, and the 25-year friendship with the filmmaker who set out to document it.
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Kurt Vonnegut Jr. was born on 11 November 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Back to School (1986), Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) and General Electric Theater (1953). He was married to Jill Krementz and Jane Marie Cox. He died on 11 April 2007 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornNovember 11, 1922
DiedApril 11, 2007(84)
BornNovember 11, 1922
DiedApril 11, 2007(84)
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    • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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Known for

Back to School (1986)
Back to School
6.7
  • Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
  • 1986
Sharon Gans, Perry King, Valerie Perrine, and Michael Sacks in Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
Slaughterhouse-Five
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1972
Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
General Electric Theater
6.8
TV Series
  • Writer(teleplay)
Slaughterhouse-Five
  • Writer

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Bluebeard
      • novel
      • Pre-production
    • Cat's Cradle
      • novel
      • Pre-production
      • TV Movie
    • Kurt Vonnegut: Reporter on the Afterlife (2022)
      Kurt Vonnegut: Reporter on the Afterlife
      Podcast Series
      • based on the novel by
      • story by
      • 2023–2024
    • Scary Stories Around the Fire (2021)
      Scary Stories Around the Fire
      6.9
      TV Series
      • story
      • 2024
    • Curious Matter Anthology (2019)
      Curious Matter Anthology
      Podcast Series
      • original story
      • 2021
    • FUBAR (2019)
      FUBAR
      Short
      • Story by
      • 2019
    • God Bless You, Mr. Vonnegut (2018)
      God Bless You, Mr. Vonnegut
      7.9
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • I riassuntini (2018)
      I riassuntini
      TV Series
      • based on the novel by (2020)
      • 2018
    • Kurt Vonnegut's A Man Without a Country (2018)
      Kurt Vonnegut's A Man Without a Country
      9.2
      • book
      • 2018
    • 2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be (2018)
      2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be
      Short
      • novel
      • story by
      • 2018
    • 2BR02B (2017)
      2BR02B
      Short
      • story by
      • 2017
    • The Foster Portfolio (2017)
      The Foster Portfolio
      8.2
      Short
      • based on a story by
      • 2017
    • If We Must Die (2016)
      If We Must Die
      7.9
      Short
      • original story
      • 2016
    • 2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be (2016)
      2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be
      7.4
      Short
      • short story
      • 2016
    • 2Br02B (2016)
      2Br02B
      Short
      • writer
      • 2016
    • 2BR02b (2016)
      2BR02b
      Short
      • short story
      • 2016
    • The Big Trip Up Yonder
      Short
      • story
      • 2014

    Actor

    • Never Down (2007)
      Never Down
      3.6
      • Robert (as Kurt Vonnegut)
      • 2007
    • Bruce Willis in Breakfast of Champions (1999)
      Breakfast of Champions
      4.5
      • Commercial Director
      • 1999
    • Nick Nolte and Sheryl Lee in Mother Night (1996)
      Mother Night
      7.1
      • Sad Man on Street (as Kurt Vonnegut)
      • 1996
    • Monkey House (1991)
      Monkey House
      7.8
      TV Series
      • 1992
    • The Civil War (1990)
      The Civil War
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Various (voice, as Kurt Vonnegut)
      • 1990
    • Back to School (1986)
      Back to School
      6.7
      • Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
      • 1986

    Additional Crew

    • The ABCs of Book Banning (2023)
      The ABCs of Book Banning
      6.3
      Short
      • author (as Kurt Vonnegut)
      • 2023
    • Bruce Willis in Breakfast of Champions (1999)
      Breakfast of Champions
      4.5
      • title drawings
      • 1999
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • The Official Site of Kurt Vonnegut
    • Alternative name
      • Kurt Vonnegut
    • Height
      • 1.88 m
    • Born
      • November 11, 1922
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
    • Died
      • April 11, 2007
      • New York City, New York, USA(injuries from a fall)
    • Spouses
        Jill KrementzNovember 24, 1979 - April 11, 2007 (his death, 1 child)
    • Parents
        Edith Sophia Lieber
    • Relatives
        Bernard Vonnegut(Sibling)
    • Other works
      TV commercial: Discover credit cards
    • Publicity listings
      • 3 Print Biographies
      • 2 Interviews
      • 25 Articles
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      A soldier in the US Army during World War II, Vonnegut had been captured by German forces and imprisoned in a POW camp in Dresden, Germany. The infamous firebombing of Dresden occurred while he was there, and his survival of it and his experiences during it were the basis for his novel "Slaughterhouse-Five".
    • Quotes
      True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.

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