Joachim E. Behrendt was born on July 20, 1922 in Berlin, Germany. He was a writer and composer, known for
The Bread of Those Early Years (1962),
Noon in Tunisia (1970) and
Diadromi (1999). He was married to Jadranka Marijan-Berendt. He died on February 4, 2000 in Hamburg, Germany.