Kurt Stern

For the geneticist, see Curt Stern.

Kurt Stern (1907 in Berlin – 1989) was a screenwriter who worked for the DEFA film studio in East Germany. He worked in partnership with his wife Jeanne (née Machin). In 1953, together with director Martin Hellberg, the Sterns were awarded the Gold Medal of the World Peace Council for the film Das verurteilte Dorf ("The condemned village").^[1]

Kurt Stern
Born	1907 Berlin, Germany
Died	1989
Nationality	German
Occupation	Screenwriter
Employer	DEFA film studio

Kurt Stern (right) at an East German show of solidarity with North Vietnam in 1966.