Barbara Brecht-Schall (28 October 1930 â€" 31 August 2015) was a
German actress.Born Barbara Marie Brecht in Berlin to Bertolt Brecht
and Helene Weigel, she had three siblings, a full brother Stefan, a
half-brother Frank Banholzer and a half-sister Hanne Hiob.Starting in
1933, her family moved around Europe to avoid the Nazis. They
eventually arrived in Los Angeles, but left America in 1947 shortly
after Bertolt Brecht testified in front of the House Committee on
Un-American Activities. Her father established the Berliner Ensemble
in 1949, a theatre company in which she also acted. Brecht later
married Ekkehard Schall, with whom she had two daughters, Johanna
Schall and Jenny Schall-Dizdari.
German actress.Born Barbara Marie Brecht in Berlin to Bertolt Brecht
and Helene Weigel, she had three siblings, a full brother Stefan, a
half-brother Frank Banholzer and a half-sister Hanne Hiob.Starting in
1933, her family moved around Europe to avoid the Nazis. They
eventually arrived in Los Angeles, but left America in 1947 shortly
after Bertolt Brecht testified in front of the House Committee on
Un-American Activities. Her father established the Berliner Ensemble
in 1949, a theatre company in which she also acted. Brecht later
married Ekkehard Schall, with whom she had two daughters, Johanna
Schall and Jenny Schall-Dizdari.
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