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Bertolt Brecht was born on 10 February 1898 in Augsburg, Germany and one of the country's most influential poets, playwrights and screenwriters. His most famous work was the musical "The Threepenny Opera" (with Kurt Weill), but his dramas such as "Mother Courage and Her Children" or "The Good Person of Sezuan" were equally successful. As he opposed the upcoming Nazi movement, he fled Germany in 1933 and finally emigrated to the United States. After testifying before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947, he left Hollywood and returned to Europe. He settled down in East Germany, where he founded the famous "Berliner Ensemble" and became the state's intellectual hero. He died on 14 August 1956 in East Berlin.- Hertha Thiele was born on 8 May 1908 in Leipzig, Germany. She was an actress, known for Mädchen in Uniform (1931), Little Man What Now (1933) and Elisabeth und der Narr (1934). She was married to Heinz Klingenberg and Wolfgang Wohlgemuth. She died on 5 August 1984 in East Berlin, East Germany.
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- Actor
He was the son of the German dramatist Friedrich Wolf. He left Germany with his family for the USSR and came back to Germany as a nineteen year old Lieutenant in the Russian Army in 1945. Was a short time commander of the town Bernau near Berlin in Spring 1945. _Ich war 19 (1968)_ is an autobiographical movie about this time.- Writer
- Soundtrack
Hans Székely was born on 7 July 1901 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary. He was a writer, known for Arise, My Love (1940), Paris Calling (1941) and Die singende Stadt (1930). He was married to Erzsi Bársony. He died on 16 December 1958 in East Berlin, East Germany.- Rolf Herricht was born on 5 October 1927 in Magdeburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Maxe Baumann (1976), The Small White Mouse (1964) and Der Weihnachtsmann heißt Willi (1969). He was married to Christa Herricht. He died on 23 August 1981 in East Berlin, East Germany.
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- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Script and Continuity Department
Helene Weigel was born on 12 May 1900 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was an actress, known for Mother Courage and Her Children (1961), Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder (1955) and Señora Carrar's Rifles (1953). She was married to Bertolt Brecht. She died on 6 May 1971 in East Berlin, East Germany.- Carola Braunbock was born on 9 January 1924 in Vseruby, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Der Untertan (1951), Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973) and Frau Venus und ihr Teufel (1967). She died on 4 July 1978 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Sabine Thalbach was born on 4 August 1932 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Kleiner Mann - was nun? (1967), The Small White Mouse (1964) and Musterknaben (1959). She was married to Benno Besson. She died on 30 September 1966 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Writer
- Actor
Bruno Apitz was born on 28 April 1900 in Leipzig, Germany. He was a writer and actor, known for Naked Among Wolves (1963), Nackt unter Wölfen (1960) and Esther (1962). He was married to Marlis Kieckhäfer. He died on 7 April 1979 in East Berlin, East Germany.- Günther Simon was born on 11 May 1925 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Ernst Thälmann - Sohn seiner Klasse (1954), Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse (1955) and Das Lied vom Trompeter (1964). He was married to Margaritha. He died on 25 June 1972 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Alexander Papendiek was born on 12 February 1928 in Dresden, Germany. He was an actor, known for Emilia Galotti (1958), Blaulicht (1959) and Der Traum des Hauptmann Loy (1961). He was married to Brigitte Papendiek-Plotzki. He died on 27 August 1974 in East Berlin, German Democratic Republic.
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- Actor
Gerhard Klein was a native Berliner (born 1920) whose film work keeps coming back to his fascination for that city. He was arrested during World War II for being part of the Resistance against the National Socialists. Self educated, he turned the after the war to work as a cartoonist and in documentary filmmaking. He joined the DEFA company in the East as a screenwriter in 1946 at first for short subjects and documentaries and then starting in 1952 on fiction features.Several of his later films did not meet with regime approval, such as his depiction of rebellious 50s teens or his recreation in The Gleiwitz Case of the justification for the Nazi invasion of Poland. He died in 1970 at age 50.- Actor
- Director
Wolfgang Heinz was born on 18 May 1900 in Pilsen, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Plzen, Czech Republic]. He was an actor and director, known for Nosferatu (1922), A Blonde Dream (1932) and Professor Mamlock (1961). He was married to Erika Pelikowsky. He died on 30 October 1984 in East Berlin, East Germany.- Theo Shall was born on 24 February 1896 in Metz, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany [now Moselle, France]. He was an actor, known for Anna Christie (1930), Ten Minute Alibi (1935) and Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse (1955). He died on 4 October 1955 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Mathilde Danegger was born on 2 August 1903 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. She was an actress, known for Frau Holle (1963), Die mißbrauchten Liebesbriefe (1940) and Der fliegende Holländer (1964). She was married to Walter Lesch, Herbert Crüger and Herbert Waniek. She died on 27 July 1988 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Friedrich Gnaß was born on 13 November 1892 in Langendreer, Bochum, Province of Westphalia, Prussia [now Bochum, North-Rhine Westphalia], Germany. He was an actor, known for M (1931), Danton (1931) and Rasputin, Demon with Women (1932). He died on 8 May 1958 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Ursula Braun was born on 8 August 1921 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Der Richter von Zalamea (1956), Mirandolina (1967) and Caesar und Cleopatra (1970). She died on 3 December 1984 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Dieter Franke was born on 13 October 1934 in Harthau, Germany. He was an actor, known for Dach überm Kopf (1980), Jeder stirbt für sich allein (1970) and Wer reißt denn gleich vorm Teufel aus (1977). He died on 23 October 1982 in East Berlin, German Democratic Republic.
- Jörg Knochée was born on 6 December 1944 in Druxberge, Germany. He was an actor, known for Das unsichtbare Visier (1973), Karla (1965) and Kit & Co. (1974). He was married to Heike. He died on 27 October 1989 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Margarete Kupfer was born on 10 April 1881 in Freystadt in Schlesien, Lower Silesia, Germany [now Kozuchów, Lubuskie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Nathan der Weise (1922), Woman in the Moon (1929) and Sumurun (1920). She died on 11 May 1953 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Siegfried Seibt was born on 19 August 1920 in Görlitz, Germany. He was an actor, known for Das Zaubermännchen (1960), Spuk unterm Riesenrad (1979) and Bärchens Traum (1979). He died on 6 January 1982 in East Berlin, East Germany.
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Walter Felsenstein was born on 30 May 1901 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a director and writer, known for Fidelio (1956), Ein Windstoß (1942) and Hoffmanns Erzählungen (1970). He was married to Ellen Brenner and Maria ?. He died on 8 October 1975 in Berlin, East Germany.- Lutz Götz was born on 12 August 1891 in Munich, Germany. He was an actor, known for Tragödie einer Leidenschaft (1949), Patriots (1937) and Kongo-Express (1939). He was married to Anneliese Körner. He died on 3 October 1958 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Berko Acker was born on 14 March 1945 in Zwickau, Germany. He was an actor, known for Dagny (1977), Der Nachtigallenwald (1969) and Bis daß der Tod euch scheidet (1979). He died on 1 December 1978 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Nico Turoff was born on 6 December 1899 in Kremenchuk, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire. He was an actor, known for Trenck - Der Roman einer großen Liebe (1932), G.P.U. (1942) and The Devious Path (1928). He died on 22 June 1978 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Fritz Bartholdt was born on 7 May 1920 in Stettin, Pomerania, Germany [now Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Coriolan (1978), Sankt Urban (1969) and Chiffriert an Chef - Ausfall Nr. 5 (1979). He died on 21 April 1988 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Born in Berlin on 18-10-1900, Günther Ballier attended a drama school in his hometown while working as a bank clerk at the same time to finance his studies. This situation lasted until 1923 when the young man started getting regular commitments at theaters in Potsdam, Neuss, Hanover, Augsburg and of course Berlin. He complemented these activities with appearances in films - most often in small or even bit parts (a reporter, an army officer, a steward on a ship, a civil servant, a headwaiter...) In 1945, he resumed his stage career in various Berlin theaters and even taught drama for a while at Shauspielakademie Fritz Kirchhoff. Then a citizen of the GDR, he was again seen from 1949 on the big screen in DEFA or DFF-produced movies. He was also a regular on TV and on the radio. His voice could furthermore be heard as the dubber of a great number of foreign performers in the post-synchronized version of their films. Günther Ballier did not retire before the age of 75 and died five years later on 20-4-1980.
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- Actor
Hanns Eisler was a German-Austrian-American composer and lyricist. He was known for his "Das Lied von der Moldau" ("La Chanson du Moldau", "The Song of the Moldau") used in the TV film Schweyk im zweiten Weltkrieg (1961) and also sang by Zarah Leander on TV. He did so many more songs in Hollywood, France, Austria and Germany.- Amy Frank was born on 15 December 1896 in Schüttenhofen, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Susice, Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Affairs of a Rogue (1948), Pygmalion (1957) and While the Sun Shines (1947). She was married to Friedrich Richter. She died on 6 May 1980 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Axel Triebel was born on 13 December 1899 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Das Licht auf dem Galgen (1976), Frau Venus und ihr Teufel (1967) and Hochzeitsnacht im Regen (1967). He died on 10 February 1976 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Fredy Barten was born on 30 July 1891 in Rostock, Germany. He was an actor, known for Die schwarze Galeere (1962), Quartett zu fünft (1949) and Der fliegende Holländer (1964). He died on 3 March 1972 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Horst Preusker was born on 29 September 1913 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Chingachgook, die grosse Schlange (1967), Soldaty svobody (1977) and Wozzeck (1947). He died on 19 May 1976 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Gerd Ehlers was born on 21 May 1924 in Reinfeld, Germany. He was an actor, known for Karbid und Sauerampfer (1963), Das grüne Ungeheuer (1962) and The Small White Mouse (1964). He died on 27 June 1988 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Friedrich Richter was born on 5 June 1894 in Brünn, Austria-Hungary. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Tartu (1943), Ein idealer Gatte (1962) and Jacob the Liar (1974). He was married to Amy Frank. He died on 3 March 1984 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Adolf Peter Hoffmann was born on 29 January 1906 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was an actor, known for Austeria (1982), Der ungebetene Gast (1981) and Die Kleinbürger (1968). He was married to Gaby Jäh. He died on 23 July 1982 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Horst Lommatzsch was born on 10 August 1918 in Chemnitz, Germany. He was an actor, known for Der Hauptmann von Köln (1956), Verliebt und vorbestraft (1963) and Polonia-Express (1957). He died on 15 November 1965 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Johannes Maus was born on 27 December 1916 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Small White Mouse (1964), Geheimakten Solvay (1953) and Die Suche nach dem wunderbunten Vögelchen (1964). He died on 5 February 1985 in East Berlin, German Democratic Republic.
- Peter Edel was born on 12 July 1921 in Berlin, Germany. He was a writer and actor, known for Die Bilder des Zeugen Schattmann (1972) and Die Ermittlung - Oratorium in 11 Gesängen (1966). He was married to Helga Korff-Edel. He died on 7 May 1983 in East-Berlin, Germany.
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- Soundtrack
Werner Lierck was born on 26 March 1920 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Das Stacheltier - Rumpelstilzchen (1961), Der Traum des Hauptmann Loy (1961) and Meine Freundin Sybille (1967). He died on 28 April 1985 in East Berlin, East Germany.- Hedda Björnson was born in 1904. She was an actress, known for Vergiss mein nicht (1935), Alles hört auf mein Kommando (1935) and Winter Night's Dream (1935). She was married to Heinz Suhr. She died in 1984 in East-Berlin, Germany.
- Lutz Friedrich was born on 7 January 1908 in Austria-Hungary. He was an actor, known for Geheime Front durchbrochen (1961), Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort (1965) and Blaulicht (1959). He died on 30 June 1971 in East Berlin, East Germany.
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Herwart Grosse was born on 17 April 1908 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Nichts als Sünde (1965), Minna von Barnhelm (1962) and Das Filmmagazin Nr. 1 (1961). He was married to Annemarie Hermann. He died on 27 October 1982 in East Berlin, East Germany.- Raimund Schelcher was born on 27 March 1910 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He was an actor, known for Die schwarze Galeere (1962), Gejagt bis zum Morgen (1957) and Castles and Cottages (1957). He was married to Annelies Wanckel and Lore Hansen. He died on 27 March 1972 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Gert Andreae was born on 16 March 1927 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for On the Sunny Side (1962), Reportage 57 (1959) and Die Leute von Karvenbruch (1968). He was married to Helga Piur. He died on 2 October 1972 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Hilde Kneip was born on 9 April 1912 in Düsseldorf, Germany. She was an actress, known for Fleur Lafontaine (1978), Ferienheim Bergkristall (1983) and Wege übers Land (1968). She died on 2 October 1985 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Ruth Kommerell was born on 9 May 1923 in Stuttgart, Germany. She was an actress, known for Einer muß die Leiche sein (1978), Gewissen in Aufruhr (1961) and Der Dritte (1972). She died on 1 September 1986 in East Berlin, German Democratic Republic.
- Peter Paul Goes was born on 24 December 1914 in Hamburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Naked Among Wolves (1963), Der Fall Dr. Wagner (1954) and Gefährliche Fracht (1954). He died on 6 October 1962 in East Berlin, East Germany.
- Frank Michelis was born on 26 February 1905 in Trier, Germany. He was an actor, known for Der letzte der Mohikaner (1956), The Rabbit Is Me (1965) and Gejagt bis zum Morgen (1957). He was married to Ingeborg Olbricht . He died on 22 October 1975 in East Berlin, East Germany.
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Ralph Boettner was born on 11 February 1923 in Erfurt, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Die Explosion auf der Maine (1974), Tod am Mississippi (1974) and Geheimcode B 13 (1967). He died on 22 March 1982 in East Berlin, East Germany.- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Heinz Suhr was born on 9 May 1904 in Kiel, Germany. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Die letzte Runde (1940), Krach im Vorderhaus (1941) and Abschied vom Frieden (1979). He was married to Hedda Björnson. He died on 14 December 1985 in East Berlin, East Germany.