Johanna Spyri(1827-1901)

Writer

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Johanna Spyri was born on 12 June 1827 in Hirzel, Switzerland. She was a writer, known for Heidi la sauvageonne (1937), Heidi and S'Waisechind vo Engelberg (1956). She was married to Johann Bernhard Spyri. She died on 7 July 1901 in Zurich, Switzerland.

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Known for

Shirley Temple, Jean Hersholt, and Delmar Watson in Heidi la sauvageonne (1937)

Heidi la sauvageonne

7.2

Movie

Writer

1937

TV Series

Writer

Eveline Grüneisen in S'Waisechind vo Engelberg (1956)

S'Waisechind vo Engelberg

6.0

Movie

Writer

1956

TV Mini Series

Writer

Credits

Writer

Heidi, bienvenida a casa
7.0
TV Series
- Writer
- 2017
Heidi
7.4
- novel
- 2015
Heidi 4 Paws
4.1
- novel
- 2009
Heidi
6.2
- novel
- 2005
Heidi
6.5
- novel
- 2005
Heidi
5.6
- novel
- 2001
Teatr Telewizji
7.7
TV Series
- play
- 1997
Heidi
7.0
Video
- adapted from the classic tale by
- 1995
Les contes les plus célèbres
7.9
TV Series
- original story
- 1995
Hello Kitty no Alps no Shôjo Heidi II: Klara to no Deai
Video
- story
- 1994
Hello Kitty and Friends
6.3
TV Series
- Writer
- 1993
Hello Kitty no Alps no Shôjo Heidi
Video
- story
- 1993
Heidi
7.1
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 1993
Wunderland
TV Movie
- character: "Heidi" (uncredited)
- 1983
Les malheurs de Heidi
6.2
- novel "Heidi"
- 1982

Personal details

Born
- June 12, 1827
- Hirzel, Switzerland
Died
- July 7, 1901
- Zurich, Switzerland
Spouse
- Johann Bernhard SpyriSeptember 9, 1852 - December 19, 1884 (his death, 1 child)

Did you know

Trivia
Her two-part novel "Heidi" (1881) is the most-successful German-language book of all time, selling over 50 million copies, and translated into 50 languages.

Quotes
Heidi, you're suffering from Homesickness, and that can be a very terrible illness.

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