Manfred Wekwerth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Manfred Wekwerth

German director

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1929

Place of Birth: Köthen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date of Death: 16-Jul-2014

Profession: writer, politician, author, film director, autobiographer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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 reunification.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 Berlin, aged 84.