Otto Devrient

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Born	October 3, 1838 • Berlin • Germany
Died	July 23, 1894 (aged 55) • Szczecin • Poland
House / Dynasty	Devrient family

Bertolt Brecht

German dramatist

August Wilhelm Iffland

German theatrical manager

Robert Lepage

Canadian writer, director, designer, and actor

Tyler Perry

American playwright, actor, screenwriter, producer, and director

Peter Ustinov

British actor, author, and director

Noël Coward

English playwright, actor, and composer

Micheál MacLiammóir

actor, scenic designer, and playwright

George M. Cohan

American composer and dramatist

Frank Craven

American actor and author

Friedrich Schiller

German writer

Gerhart Hauptmann

German writer

Heinrich von Kleist

German author

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Friedrich Hebbel

German dramatist

Andreas Gryphius

German author

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Christian Dietrich Grabbe

German writer

Karl Gutzkow

German writer

Heinrich Julius

duke of Brunswick

Volker Braun

German author

Heinrich Wilhelm von Gerstenberg

German writer

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German writer and producer

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