Ralph Giordano was born on March 20, 1923 in Hamburg, Germany. He was a writer and director, known for Der Krieg ist nicht humanisierbar (1972), Opposition in der DDR (1979) and Menschen und Mauern (1974). He was married to Roswitha Everhan, Tanja and Helga. He died on December 10, 2014 in Cologne, Germany.