page_title: Manfred Wekwerth
hierarchical_section_title: Manfred Wekwerth
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. ADN-ZB Senft 20.10.88 Berlin: Preisverleihung Der Konrad-Wolf-Preis 1988 der Akademie der Künste der DDR wurde der Regisseur Prof. Ruth Berghaus (Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin) verliehen. Akademiepräsident Prof. Dr. Manfred Wekwerth überreicht die Auszeichnung.
context_page_description: Manfred Wekwerth was a German theatre and movie director and writer. He was the director of the Berliner Ensemble theatre from 1977 to 1991. He was also an unofficial worker 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.
context_section_description: Manfred Wekwerth (né Weckwerth; 3 December 1929 – 16 July 2014) was a German theatre and movie director and writer. He was the director of the Berliner Ensemble theatre from 1977 to 1991. He was also an unofficial worker 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.
caption: Ruth Berghaus and Wekwerth, 1988.
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