Walter Giller [SEP] date of death
Walter Giller
Walter Giller (23 August 1927 – 15 December 2011) was a German actor. He was very successful in the 1950s and 1960s, when he was often seen as a comedic leading men. One of his most successful and more serious roles was in "Roses for the Prosecutor".
Giller was born in Recklinghausen. In 1956, he married actress Nadja Tiller; they had two children and appeared together in a number of films. The couple resided in Lugano, Switzerland for many years. In 2009
- Queen's Birthday Honours (UK) – Knighthood: Kazuo Ishiguro
- RBC Taylor Prize: Tanya Talaga for "Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death and Hard Truths in a Northern City"
- Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize: Kathy Page, "Dear Evelyn"
- Russian Booker Prize:
- SAARC Literary Award: Najibullah Manalai
- Scotiabank Giller Prize: Esi Edugyan, "Washington Black"
- Golden Wreath of Struga Poetry Evenings:
- Walter Scott Prize: Ben Myers for