Ed Hoornik

Birth : 1910-03-09, Den Haag

Death : 1970-03-01

History

Eduard 'Ed' Jozef Antonie Marie Hoornik (1910-1970) was a Dutch poet and writer. Best known for his early poems that were strongly influenced by the sociocritical 'Amsterdam school' movement, Hoornik also wrote several plays, novels and essays.

Movies

The Flying Dutchman
The Flying Dutchman
Writer
Biopic about the early years of pioneering aircraft manufacturer Anthony Fokker. After a fight with his teacher, headstrong Anthony Fokker refuses to return to his old school in Haarlem. Instead, he goes to a technical college in Mainz where he talks his teachers into including airplane design in the curriculum. Fokker soon starts building a prototype of his 'Spider' plane.