Rudolf Hess was born on April 26, 1894 in Alexandria, Egypt as Walter Richard Rudolf Hess. He was a writer, known for Triumph des Willens (1935), The First World War (2003) and Tag der Freiheit - Unsere Wehrmacht (1935). He was married to Ilse Pröhl. He died on August 17, 1987 in Spandau, Berlin, Germany.