Leopold Ahlsen was born on January 12, 1927 in Munich, Germany. He was a writer, known for
Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplicissimus (1975),
The Woman from Sarajevo (1980) and
...und nichts als die Wahrheit (1958). He was married to Ruth Gehwald. He died on January 10, 2018 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.