Richard Sonnenfeldt was born on July 23, 1923 in Berlin, Germany. He is known for Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial (2006), American Experience (1987) and Speer und er (2005). He was married to Barbara, Barbara A. Hausman, Shirley and Shirley C. Aronoff. He died on October 9, 2009 in Port Washington, New York, USA.