- Gerhard Scheumann was born on December 25, 1930 in Ortelsburg, East Prussia, Germany [now Szczytno, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland]. He was a director and writer, known for Pilots in Pajamas (1968), Der Präsident im Exil (1969) and Am Wassergraben (1978). He died on May 30, 1998 in Berlin, Germany.
- Lived together with Hannelore Wüst.
- Has taught at the School of Television and Film in Potsdam from 1989 until his death.
- After graduation, he worked as a journalist.
- Attended one of the National Institutes of Education, the infamous secondary schools in Nazi Germany.
- Frequently collaborating with Walter Heynowski, they were East Germany's most noted directors of documentaries.
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