Reinhard Baumgart was born on July 7, 1929 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was a writer and director, known for Sommer in Lesmona (1988), Wahnfried (1986) and Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre (1978). He died on July 2, 2003 in Lake Garda, Italy.