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Helene Weigel

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German actress and artistic director (1900–1971)

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Born
12 May 1900
Died
6 May 1971
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Helene Weigel (12 May 1900, Vienna – 6 May 1971, East Berlin) was a distinguished German actress. She was the second wife of Bertolt Brecht, and together they had a son Stefan Brecht (3 November 1924-13 April 2009) and daughter Barbara Brecht-Schall (born 28 October 1930). The daughter of a Jewish lawyer, she became a Communist Party member from 1930 and Artistic Director of the Berliner Ensemble after her husband Brecht's death in 1956. Among the Brecht roles she is most noted for creating: Pe

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Helene Weigel
date of birth
1900-05-12
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Helene Weigel
date of death
1971-05-06
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