Manfred Wekwerth
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| Born | Manfred Weckwerth 3 December 1929 Köthen, Saxony-Anhalt |
| Died | 16 July 2014 (aged 84) |
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Manfred Wekwerth (né Weckwerth; 3 December 1929 – 16 July 2014) was a German theatre and film director and writer. He was the director of the Berliner Ensemble theatre from 1977 to 1991. He was also an informant for East Germany's Stasi from 1965 until the German reunification.[1]
Wekwerth was born in Köthen, Saxony-Anhalt. He was married to until his death. They had one child.
Wekwerth died on 16 July 2014 in Berlin, aged 84.[2][3]
Selected filmography[]
- Katzgraben (1957)
- Die Mutter (1958)
- Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder (1961)
References[]
- ^ Kai Schlüter: Günter Grass im Visier: die Stasi-Akte: eine Dokumentation mit Kommentaren … 2. Auflage. Ch. Links Verlag, Berlin 2010, p. 184.
- ^ Hecht, Werner (17 July 2014). "Theatermacher Manfred Wekwerth ist tot". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ Manfred Wekwerth obituary
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