Carl Zuckmayer was a German writer and playwright, best known for his play 'The Captain of Köpenick' which contains anti-militarist elements. He was born on December 27, 1896 in Nackenheim, Rhenish Hesse and died on January 18, 1977 in Visp, Valais, Switzerland at the age of 80. He was married to Alice Herdan Zuckmayer and Annemarie Ganz and had a daughter named Maria Winnetou Zuckmayer. Zuckmayer was a prominent figure in German literature and is still celebrated today.