Manfred Wekwerth (; 3 December 1929 – 16 July 2014) was a German theatre and film director and writer. He was the director of the Berliner Ensemble 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.

Selected filmography

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

References

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* 1929 births 2014 deaths People from Köthen (Anhalt) People from the Free State of Anhalt Members of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany German autobiographers Mass media people from Saxony-Anhalt German theatre directors German male non-fiction writers Recipients of the National Prize of East Germany Recipients of the Order of Karl Marx Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold Stasi informants {{Germany-bio-stub