Gustav Eckstein | |
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Born | October 26, 1890 |
Died | September 23, 1981 | (aged 90)
Gustav Eckstein was an American medical doctor, writer, scientist, teacher and philosopher.
Eckstein was born on 26 October 1890 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. [1] Some of his books included
He died in 1981. [2]
The character of Prof. Metz in Kaufman and Hart's 1939 play The Man Who Came to Dinner is based on Eckstein, only with cockroaches in the place of canaries.[ citation needed]
In the 1993 film Groundhog Day, Phil Connors, the character played by Bill Murray, is seen reading the book The Body Has a Head.