Bertolt Brecht
German poet, playwright, and theatre director (1898–1956)
Bertolt Brecht was born on February 10, 1898 in Augsburg and died on August 14, 1956 in East Berlin, aged 58. Recorded occupations: playwright, lyricist, screenwriter, theatre director, poet and librettist. Country of citizenship: German Empire, East Germany and Weimar Republic. Fields of work: drama. Notable works include “The Threepenny Opera”, “Life of Galileo”, “The Caucasian Chalk Circle”, “Fear and Misery of the Third Reich”, “Mother Courage and Her Children” and “The Good Person of Szechwan”. Educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Honours include National Prize of East Germany, International Stalin Prize for Peace and star on Playwrights' Sidewalk. Member of Academy of Arts, Berlin and Academy of Arts of the GDR.
- Born
- February 10, 1898 · Augsburg
- Died
- August 14, 1956 · East Berlin
- Age at death
- 58
- Citizenship
- German Empire, East Germany, Weimar Republic
- Occupations
- playwright, lyricist, screenwriter, theatre director, poet, librettist
- Notable works
- The Threepenny Opera, Life of Galileo, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Fear and Misery of the Third Reich, Mother Courage and Her Children, The Good Person of Szechwan
- Education
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- Honours
- National Prize of East Germany, International Stalin Prize for Peace, star on Playwrights' Sidewalk
- Wikipedia editions
- 110 languages
- Signature licence
- Public domain
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