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Helene Weigel-Brecht

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Helene Weigel-Brecht Famous memorial

Birth
Vienna, Wien Stadt, Vienna, Austria
Death
6 May 1971 (aged 70)
Berlin, Germany
Burial
Berlin-Mitte, Mitte, Berlin, Germany GPS-Latitude: 52.5282139, Longitude: 13.3843629
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Actress. She married Berthold Brecht in 1929. She influenced the female characters in Brechts plays. She joined the communist party in 1930. On Feruary 28, one day after the Reichstags fire Brecht and Weigel fled with their family and friends to Denmark. They later lived in Sweden, Finland and the United States. In 1948 she moved back to Germany where Brecht and she founded the "Berliner Ensemble" one year later.
Actress. She married Berthold Brecht in 1929. She influenced the female characters in Brechts plays. She joined the communist party in 1930. On Feruary 28, one day after the Reichstags fire Brecht and Weigel fled with their family and friends to Denmark. They later lived in Sweden, Finland and the United States. In 1948 she moved back to Germany where Brecht and she founded the "Berliner Ensemble" one year later.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Lutetia
  • Added: Jan 30, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8334024/helene-weigel-brecht: accessed ), memorial page for Helene Weigel-Brecht (12 May 1900–6 May 1971), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8334024, citing Dorotheenstädtisch-Friedrichwerderscher Friedhof I, Berlin-Mitte, Mitte, Berlin, Germany; Maintained by Find a Grave.