Brecht Fact File

Date of Birth:  10/02/1898 – Augsburg, German Empire

Died: 14/08/1956 (aged 58) – East Berlin

Occupation: Playwright, director, writer

Works: The Threepenny Opera, Mother Courage and Her Children, The Good Person of Szechwan and The Caucasian Chalk Circle

Spouse (s): Marianne Zoff and Helene Weigel

Children: Frank Banholzer, Hanne Hiob, Stefan Brecht and Barbara Breacht-Schall

Parents:

His mother was a strong Christian and because of her he knew the bible well that is reflected in his work and also the image of the “self-denying woman”, that occurs in his work as well. He grew up in a middle class background.