In 1924 he had become engaged to his childhood friend Pamela Wedekind, the eldest daughter of the playwright Frank Wedekind, who was also a close friend of his sister Erika.
Lena Stolze je leta 1982 igrala lik Sophie Scholl kar v dveh filmih: Bela vrtnica (v originalu Die weiße Rose) režiserja Michaela Verhoevena in Pet zadnjih dni (v originalu Fünf letzte Tage) režiserja Percyja Adlona.