Walter Erich Schäfer was born on March 16, 1901 in Hemmingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was a writer, known for Der Fall Rouger (1966) and Fritz Wunderlich - Porträt eines Sängers (1971). He was previously married to Irmgard Sigel. He died on December 28, 1981 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.