Stefan Heym was born on April 10, 1913 in Chemnitz, Germany. He was a writer, known for
Collin (1981),
Hostages (1943) and
Lenz oder die Freiheit (1986). He was married to
Inge Wüste-Heym and Gertrude Gelbin. He died on December 16, 2001 in Jerusalem, Israel.