Bernd Schroeder
Bernd Schroeder ca. 2020
Born	(1944-06-06)6 June 1944 Aussig, Reichsgau Sudetenland, Germany
Died	18 June 2023(2023-06-18) (aged 79)
Occupation	Writer director of audio plays
Education	University of Munich
Notable awards	Grimme-Preis German Film Award
Spouse	Elke Heidenreich ​ (m. 1972)​

Bernd Schroeder (6 June 1944 – 18 June 2023) was a German writer who authored books, television plays, film scripts, and audio plays. He also directed audio plays. He co-authored the bestseller novel Alte Liebe with Elke Heidenreich, and received several awards including the Grimme-Preis.

Schroeder was born in Aussig, Reichsgau Sudetenland,^[1][2] when his parents fled during World War II. He grew up in Fürholzen near Neufahrn, Upper Bavaria.^[1] He attended the Camerloher-Gymnasium Freising [de] and finished with the Abitur.^[3] He studied theatre science, German studies and ethnology at the University of Munich from 1966.^[1]

Schroeder first worked, already during his studies, as assistant director for the broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR).^[1] He wrote film scripts from 1968, including for Wolfgang Petersen. He directed audio plays, both his own and of others. In 1986, he was awarded the Grimme-Preis^[2] for Der eiserne Weg [de], together with Hans-Werner Schmidt. In 1992, he received the German Film Award.^[4][2] He wrote novels from 1993.^[5] Schroeder was a member of the PEN Centre Germany.

Schroeder married Elke Heidenreich in 1972.^[6] They collaborated on audio plays in the 1970s, and wrote books together after they separated in 1995, Rudernde Hunde in 2002, and Alte Liebe in 2009,^[7][8][5] which became a bestseller.^[4] They are the speakers in an audio play after Alte Liebe.^[9] He summarised his work: "Ich schreibe ja immer aus dem Steinbruch meines eigenen Lebens heraus." (I always write from the quarry of my own life.)^[5]

Schroeder's last residence was Ahrenshoop.^[4] He died on 18 June 2023, at the age of 79.^[4][5]

• with Hanns Dieter Hüsch: Hanns Dieter Hüsch hat jetzt zugegeben… (Eine Collage). Arche Verlag, 1985, ISBN 3-7160-2026-5.^[5]
• Versunkenes Land : ein Roman. 1993.^[5]
• Die Madonnina. 2001.^[2]
• with Elke Heidenreich: Rudernde Hunde. 2002.^[2]
• Mutter & Sohn : Erzählung. 2004.^[2]
• Hau. 2006.^[2]
• mit Dieter Hildebrandt: Ich mußte immer lachen. Kiepenheuer & Witsch 2006.^[5]
• with Elke Heidenreich: Alte Liebe. Hanser 2009, ISBN 978-3-446-23393-5.
• Auf Amerika. Roman. Hanser, München 2012, ISBN 978-3-446-23885-5. (Fischer Taschenbuch, Frankfurt am Main 2014, ISBN 978-3-596-19589-3)^[2]
• Wir sind doch alle da. Hanser, München 2013.^[2]
• Warten auf Goebbels. Hanser, München 2017.^[2]

Schroeder's screenplays include:^[10]

• 8051 Grinning, 1972, TV film, directed by Peter Beauvais^[1]
• Sittengemälde, 1973, TV film, directed by Eberhard Itzenplitz^[1]
• Nestwärme, 1973, TV film, directed by Eberhard Itzenplitz
• Münchner Gschichtn, 1974, TV series, 2 episodes, directed by Herbert Vesely
• Münchnerinnen, 1975, TV film, directed by Eberhard Itzenplitz
• Die Stadt im Tal [de], 1975, TV film, directed by Wolfgang Petersen^[1]
• Hahnenkampf, 1975, TV film, directed by Lutz Büscher
• Die Herausforderung, 1975, TV film, directed by Michael Verhoeven
• Hans im Glück [de], 1976, TV film, directed by Wolfgang Petersen^[1]
• Scrounged Meals [de], 1977, directed by Michael Verhoeven
• Notwehr, 1977, TV film, directed by Hartmut Griesmayr^[1]
• Menschenfresser, 1977, TV film, directed by Rainer Boldt
• Bier und Spiele, 1978, TV series of 14 episodes, directed by Michael Verhoeven
• Qualverwandtschaften, 1982, TV film, directed by Ulrich Heising
• Kein schöner Land, 1982, TV series of 6 episodes, directed by Klaus Emmerich
• Glückspilze, 1984, TV series, 2 episodes, directed by Bernd Schroeder
• Der eiserne Weg [de], 1985, TV miniseries, directed by Wolfgang Staudte and Hans‑Werner Schmidt
• Preisausschreiben, 1985, TV film, directed by Bernd Schroeder
• Da Capo, 1986, TV film, directed by Bernd Schroeder
• Fraulein, 1986, TV film, directed by Michael Haneke
• Dreifacher Rittberger, 1987, TV series in 5 episodes, book by Elke Heidenreich, directed by Bernd Schroeder
• Pizza Colonia [de], 1991, directed by Klaus Emmerich

Schroeder's audio plays include:^[10]

• Kreuzerlschreiber, 1969, directed by Hellmuth Kirchammer
• Zwischenbilanz, 1970, directed by Edmund Steinberger
• Miteinander-Füreinander, 1971, directed by Alexander Malachowsky
• Die Geburtstag der Gaby Hambacher, 1971, directed by Wolf Euba
• Hans, 1975, directed by Schroeder
• Rentenheirat, 1977, directed by Schroeder
• Alte Bäume, 1977–80, series of 12 short audio plays, directed by Otto Düben et.al.
• Versunkenes Land, 1995, in two parts, directed by Schroeder
• Wasser für Bayern, 1996–2000, series in 14 episodes, directed by Schroeder
• Unter Brüdern, 1999, in two parts, directed by Schroeder

Schroeder's plays include:^[10]

• Kater Lampe; 1979, arranged for the stage for Volksbühne Berlin
• General Mutter, 2013

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bernd Schroeder.

• Bernd Schroeder discography at Discogs
• Bernd Schroeder at IMDb
• Hau (two chapters, read by the author) literaturport.de