Manfred Wekwerth

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Manfred Wekwerth
Ruth Berghaus and Wekwerth, 1988
Born	Manfred Weckwerth (1929-12-03)3 December 1929 Köthen, Free State of Anhalt, Weimar Republic
Died	16 July 2014(2014-07-16) (aged 84) Berlin, Germany
Occupations	Theatre director film director writer

Manfred Wekwerth (né Weckwerth; 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 East Germany's Stasi from 1965 until the German reunification.^[1]

Wekwerth was born in Köthen, Saxony-Anhalt.^{[citation needed]} He was married to Renate Richter until his death.^{[citation needed]} They had one child.^{[citation needed]}

Wekwerth died on 16 July 2014 in Berlin, aged 84.^[2][3]

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

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