Bertolt Brecht
This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (December 2014) Bertolt Brecht Bertolt Brecht Born (1898-02-10)10 February 1898 Augsburg, Bavaria, German Empire Died 14 August 1956(1956-08-14) (aged 58) East Berlin, East Germany Occupation Playwright, theatre director, poet Nationality German Genre Epic theatre · Non-Aristotelian drama Notable works The Threepenny Opera Life of Galileo Mother Courage and Her Children The Good Person of Szechwan The Caucasian Chalk Circle The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Spouses Marianne Zoff (1922–27) Helene Weigel (1930–56) Children Frank Banholzer (1919–43) Hanne Hiob (1923–2009) Stefan Brecht (1924–2009) Barbara Brecht-Schall (de) (born 1930) Signature Bertolt Brecht (/brɛkt/; German: [ˈbɛɐ tɔlt ˈbʁɛçt] ( listen); born  Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (help·info); 10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956) was a German Marxist,[citation needed] poet, playwright, and theatre director. A theatre practitioner of the 20th century, Brecht made contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter through the tours undertaken by the Berliner Ensemble – the post-war theatre company operated by Brecht and his wife, long-time collaborator and actress Helene Weigel.