Peter von Zahn was born on January 29, 1913 in Chemnitz, Germany. He was a producer and writer, known for Warnung aus dem Käfig (1981), Hans Böckler - Ein Leitbild (1965) and § 175 - Die Homosexuellen: Betrachtungen zu einem Problem der Strafrechtsreform (1965). He was married to Marion and Christabel Ayscough-Clarke. He died on July 26, 2001 in Hamburg, Germany.