Leila Vennewitz (1912 – 8 August 2007) was a Canadian-English translator of German literature.
[1][2] She was born Leila Croot in Hampshire, England and grew up in Portsmouth.
She is best known today for her translations of the works of Heinrich Böll, the Nobel Prize-winning German novelist.
She also translated the works of Martin Walser, Uwe Johnson, Hermann Hesse, Nicolas Born, Alexander Kluge, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Jurek Becker, Uwe Timm, Walter Kempowski and Alfred Andersch.
Her notable translations include: Heinrich Böll: Other: Vennewitz was married twice.