Robert Wolfgang Schnell was born in Barmen , Germany, into a middle-class family; his father was a bank clerk. He studied music and taught himself painting.
A four-month period as a soldier ended in January by his desertion. He founded and directed the "Ruhrkammerspiele", a theater group, and was director at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin. In the following years, he worked in various activities, among other things he was a member of the satirical magazine " Ulenspiegel ". In the "Neuer Friedrichshagener" circle of poets he was an honorary member.
From then on until his death he lived as a freelance writer, painter and actor in Berlin-Charlottenburg. Nationwide, he was known in for his guest role as a port pastor in the television series MS Franziska. Robert Wolfgang Schnell was a writer first and foremost an author conventionally-realistic narrated novels and short stories, in which preferably "little people" and outsiders were described in their Berlin environment which to the author presented a counterpoint to the critically viewed contemporary society.
He is the father of filmmaker Reinald Schnell. His final resting place is in a specially marked grave, an "Ehrengrab" of the city of Berlin in the state-owned cemetery Ruhleben, entry XXIVnd. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved from " https: Views Read Edit View history. In other projects Wikimedia Commons. This page was last edited on 7 September , at By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Robert Wolfgang Schnell.
