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Johanna Spyri(1827-1901)

  • Writer
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Johanna Spyri was born on 12 June 1827 in Hirzel, Switzerland. She was a writer, known for Heidi (1937), S'Waisechind vo Engelberg (1956) and Bonjour jeunesse (1957). She was previously married to Johann Bernhard Spyri. She died on 7 July 1901 in Zurich, Switzerland.
BornJune 12, 1827
DiedJuly 7, 1901(74)
BornJune 12, 1827
DiedJuly 7, 1901(74)
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Known for

Shirley Temple, Thomas Beck, Jean Hersholt, and Helen Westley in Heidi (1937)
Heidi
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1937
Eveline Grüneisen in S'Waisechind vo Engelberg (1956)
S'Waisechind vo Engelberg
  • Writer
  • 1956
Bonjour jeunesse (1957)
Bonjour jeunesse
  • Writer
  • 1957
Rosen-Resli (1954)
Rosen-Resli
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1954

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Writer

  • Heidi, bienvenida a casa (2017)
    Heidi, bienvenida a casa
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Anuk Steffen in Heidi (2015)
    Heidi
    • novel
    • 2015
  • Heidi 4 Paws (2009)
    Heidi 4 Paws
    • novel
    • 2009
  • Heidi (2005)
    Heidi
    • novel
    • 2005
  • Heidi (2005)
    Heidi
    • novel
    • 2005
  • Cornelia Gröschel in Heidi (2001)
    Heidi
    • novel
    • 2001
  • Television Theater (1953)
    Television Theater
    • play
    • TV Series
    • 1997
  • Heidi (1995)
    Heidi
    • adapted from the classic tale by
    • Video
    • 1995
  • World Fairy Tale (1994)
    World Fairy Tale
    • original story
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • Jason Robards and Noley Thornton in Heidi (1993)
    Heidi
    • novel
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1993
  • Heidi
    • novel (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1991
  • Wunderland (1983)
    Wunderland
    • character: "Heidi" (uncredited)
    • TV Movie
    • 1983
  • Lorne Greene, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Cullen, Roger DeWitt, Joan Gerber, Margery Gray, Frank Welker, and Michael Winslow in Heidi's Song (1982)
    Heidi's Song
    • novel "Heidi"
    • 1982
  • Heidi (1978)
    Heidi
    • novel
    • TV Series
    • 1978
  • The New Adventures of Heidi (1978)
    The New Adventures of Heidi
    • novel
    • TV Movie
    • 1978

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 12, 1827
    • Hirzel, Switzerland
  • Died
    • July 7, 1901
    • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Spouse
    • Johann Bernhard SpyriSeptember 9, 1852 - December 19, 1884 (his death, 1 child)

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  • Trivia
    Her two-part novel "Heidi" (1881) is the most-successful German-language book of all time, selling over 50 million copies, and translated into 50 languages.
  • Quotes
    Heidi, you're suffering from Homesickness, and that can be a very terrible illness.

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