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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.

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: A Symphony of Horror (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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Walter Richter-Reinick was born on 14 April 1911 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Der letzte der Mohikaner (1956), Der Raub der Sabinerinnen (1960) and Der Fächer der Madame de Pompadour (1964). He died on 14 December 1984 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.

Eduard von Winterstein was born on 1 August 1871 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for The Blue Angel (1930), Die Sonnenbrucks (1951) and Hamlet (1921). He was married to Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein and Minna Mengers. He died on 22 July 1961 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 Bon Voyage (1933). She died on 11 May 1953 in East Berlin, East Germany.

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.

Lutz Götz was born on 12 August 1891 in Munich, Germany. He was an actor, known for Tragödie einer Leidenschaft (1949), Kongo-Express (1939) and Der Herr vom andern Stern (1948). He was married to Anneliese Körner. He died on 3 October 1958 in East Berlin, East Germany.

Wolfgang Langhoff was born on 6 October 1901 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Die kleinen Füchse (1958), Der Bär (1965) and Iphigenie auf Tauris (1969). He died on 25 August 1966 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.

Heinz Scholz was born on 15 March 1910 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Jeder stirbt für sich allein (1970), Mir nach, Canaillen (1964) and Der Auftrag Höglers (1950). He died on 31 May 1978 in East Berlin, East Germany.

Helene Riechers was born on 6 June 1869 in Hamburg, Germany. She was an actress, known for The Axe of Wandsbek (1951), Die Jungen vom Kranichsee (1950) and Die Unbesiegbaren (1953). She died on 15 July 1957 in East Berlin, East Germany.

Harry Hindemith was born on 16 June 1906 in Brussels, Belgium. He was an actor and writer, known for Snow White (1961), Tilman Riemenschneider (1958) and Die Heiratsurkunde (1964). He died on 21 January 1973 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), Bärchens Traum (1979) and Spuk unterm Riesenrad (1979). He died on 6 January 1982 in East Berlin, East 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 Ehesache Lorenz (1959). She was married to Friedrich Richter. She died on 6 May 1980 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.

Gerd Biewer was born on 9 February 1926 in Saarlouis, Saar Territory [now Saarland, Germany]. He was an actor, known for Das grüne Ungeheuer (1962), Schule der Frauen (1965) and Der Traum des Hauptmann Loy (1961). He was married to Brigitte Krause. He died on 29 March 1981 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.

Friedrich Richter was born on 5 June 1894 in Brünn, Austria-Hungary. He was an actor, known for Ein idealer Gatte (1962), The Adventures of Tartu (1943) and Jacob the Liar (1974). He was married to Amy Frank. He died on 3 March 1984 in East Berlin, East Germany.