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Helene Weigel
Weigel in 1967, as "Mother" in Bertolt Brecht's play The Mother
Born
Helene Weigel
(1900-05-12)12 May 1900
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died
6 May 1971(1971-05-06) (aged 70)
East Berlin, East Germany
Occupations
Actress
Artistic director
Spouse
Bertolt Brecht
Children
2
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Helene Weigel (German:[heˈleː.nəˈvaɪ̯gl̩]ⓘ; 12 May 1900 – 6 May 1971)[1] was a German actress and artistic director.[2] She was the second wife of Bertolt Brecht and was married to him from 1930 until his death in 1956. Together they had two children.
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HeleneWeigel (German: [heˈleː.nə ˈvaɪ̯gl̩] ; 12 May 1900 – 6 May 1971) was a German actress and artistic director. She was the second wife of Bertolt...
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was born in Berlin to playwright and poet Bertolt Brecht and actress HeleneWeigel. On September 26, 1944, he joined the United States Army. In 1947, when...
of the best-known interpreters of Brecht's works and together with HeleneWeigel a member of the Berliner Ensemble. Schall first went on stage in 1947...
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