Josef Maria Lutz was born on May 5, 1893 in Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, Bavaria, Germany. He was a writer, known for
Das Tor zum Paradies (1949),
Der Komödienstadel (1959) and
Die Bank der vier Tempramente (1963). He was married to Ingeborg Stockhausen and Margarete Engel. He died on August 30, 1972 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.