Manfred Wekwerth (

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Weckwerth; 3 December 1929 – 16 July 2014) was a German theatre and film director and writer. He was the director of the

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theatre from 1977 to 1991. He was also an informant for

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from 1965 until the

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. Wekwerth was born in Köthen, Saxony-Anhalt. He was married to Renate Richter until his death. They had one child. Wekwerth died on 16 July 2014 in

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, aged 84.Manfred Wekwerth obituary
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Selected filmography

* '' Katzgraben'' (1957) * '' Die Mutter'' (1958) * '' Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder'' (1961)

References

Other websites

* 1929 births 2014 deaths German autobiographers Mass media people from Saxony-Anhalt German theatre directors People from Köthen (Anhalt) German male non-fiction writers Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold People of the Stasi {{Germany-bio-stub