Berliner Innenstadt in Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Germany — Northeast German Plain (The European Plain)

Christopher Isherwood

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 4, 2025

1. Christopher Isherwood Marker

The Wikipedia article on Isherwood notes: The dates on the plaque are incorrect: Apart from the date of death being the 4th, not the 5th, Isherwood moved to Nollendorfstraße in December 1930 and, according to his memoirs “Christopher and His Kind”, left three days after witnessing the May 10th 1933 Nazi book burning at Opernplatz

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Hier wohnte von marz 1929 bis jan./feb. 1933 der englische Schriftsteller
Christopher Isherwood
*26.8.1904 †5.1.1986
Seine Romane „Lebwohl Berlin“ und „Mister Norris steigt um” basieren auf seinen Erlebnissen aus dieser Zeit. Nach Motiven beider Romane entstand spater das Musical „Cabaret“.

(English translation:)
Here from March 1929 until Jan./Feb. 1933 lived the English author, Christopher Isherwood (born August 26, 1904, died January 5, 1986).

His novels Goodbye to Berlin and Mister Norris Changes Trains were based upon his experiences from this period. The musical "Cabaret" was later created based on themes from both of these novels.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.

Location. 52° 29.869′ N, 13° 21.073′ E. Marker is in Berlin, in Tempelhof-Schöneberg. It is in Berliner Innenstadt. It is on Nollendorfstraße east of Eisenacherstraße, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Nollendorfstraße 17, Berlin 10777, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

Central Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

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At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Else Lasker-Schüler (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hilde Radusch (about 150 meters away); Erwin Piscator (about 150 meters away); Totgeschlagen, Totgeschwiegen / Struck Dead, Deadly Silence (about 240 meters away); Kurt Hiller (approx. one kilometer away); David Bowie (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); Die erste neue Straße / The First New Street (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); Hildegard Knef (approx. 1.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berlin.

Also see . . . Christopher Isherwood (Wikipedia).

Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood (26 August 1904 – 4 January 1986) was an English and American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, autobiographer, and diarist. His best-known works include Goodbye to Berlin (1939), a semi-autobiographical novel which was the basis for Cabaret (1966); A Single Man (1964), adapted into a film directed by Tom Ford in 2009; and Christopher and His Kind (1976), a memoir which "carried him into the heart of the Gay Liberation movement".

(Submitted on September 6, 2025.)

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Christopher Isherwood Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 4, 2025

2. Christopher Isherwood Marker - wide view

Christopher Isherwood portrait image. Click for full size.

Carl van Vechten (courtesy of the Library of Congress), August 16, 1950

3. Christopher Isherwood portrait

Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 69 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 6, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.