Ernst Ottwalt

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1901-11-13

Deathday 1943-08-24 (41 years old)

Also Known As Ernst Ottwalt, Ernst Gottwalt Nicolas, Ernst Ottwald

Ernst Ottwalt

Biography

Ernst Ottwalt was the pen name of German writer and playwright Ernst Gottwalt Nicolas. A communist, he fled Nazi Germany in 1934 and went into exile in the Soviet Union. It was there that he fell victim to the Great Purge, and died in a Soviet gulag. He collaborated with Bertolt Brecht to write the screenplay for the film Kuhle Wampe.

Known For

Writer