Stefan Heym was born on April 10, 1913 in Chemnitz, Germany. He was a writer, known for Collin (1981), Hostages (1943) and Teatr Polskiego Radia (1925). He was previously married to Inge Wüste-Heym and Gertrude Gelbin. He died on December 16, 2001 in Jerusalem, Israel.