Bertolt Brecht

Bertolt Brecht (February 10, 1898 – August 14, 1956) was an influential German dramatist, stage director, and poet of the 20th century.

Nazi Germany and World War II

After Adolf Hitler won election in 1933, Brecht perceived a great danger to himself and left for exile —to Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, then England, and finally in the United States.

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Adolf Hitler - Austria - Switzerland - Denmark - Finland - Sweden - England - United States

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In his resistance toward the Nazi and Fascist movements, Brecht wrote his most famous plays: Galileo, Mother Courage and Her Children, Puntila and Matti, his Hired Man, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Caucasian Chalk Circle, and The Good Person of Sezuan, and many others.

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Galileo - Mother Courage and Her Children - Puntila and Matti, his Hired Man - The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - Caucasian Chalk Circle - The Good Person of Sezuan

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Brecht also wrote poetry which continues to attract attention and respect. He worked on a few screenplays for Hollywood, like Hangmen also Die, though he had no real success or pleasure in this..

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Hollywood - Hangmen also Die

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