Karl Detzer was born on September 4, 1891 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He was a writer, known for Polizeiauto 99 (1935), Crash Donovan (1936) and Geschichten, die der Alltag schrieb (1955). He was married to Clarice Nissley. He died on April 28, 1987 in Branford, Connecticut, USA.