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Helene Weigel

Helene Weigel, Austrian-German actress (died 1971)

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Born
May 12, 1900
Died
May 6, 1971
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1900

About Helene Weigel

Helene Weigel was an Austrian actress and artistic director. She was the second and last wife of Bertolt Brecht until his death in 1956; together they had two children. She died in 1971, still at the helm of the company, and many of the roles that she created with Brecht are still in the theatre's repertoire today. Weigel became the artistic director of the Berliner Ensemble on 16 February 1949.

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Helene Weigel timeline

  1. Weigel became the artistic director of the Berliner Ensemble on 16 February 1949.
  2. She died in 1971, still at the helm of the company, and many of the roles that she created with Brecht are still in the theatre's repertoire today.

The world when Helene Weigel was born

Helene Weigel was born in 1900. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1900

  • Best-selling book"To Have and to Hold" – Mary Johnston

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Davis Cup tennis tournament
  • Top headlineGalveston Hurricane kills 8,000+ — deadliest US disaster
  • Technology milestoneFirst zeppelin flight
  • World population~1.6B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population76.2M

1900 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Helene Weigel's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19002026
Average income$438$67,500
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population76.2M341 million

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