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Eric Berne

Overview

  • Born
    May 10, 1910 · Montréal, Québec, Canada
  • Died
    June 15, 1970 · Carmel, California, USA (heart attack)
  • Birth name
    Eric Lennard Berne

Biography

  • Eric Berne was born on May 10, 1910 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor, known for The Commune (1970). He was married to Torre Rosecrans, Dorothy De Mass Way and Elinor McRae. He died on June 15, 1970 in Carmel, California, USA.

Family

  • Spouses
      Torre Rosecrans(1967 - 1970) (divorced)
      Dorothy De Mass Way(1949 - 1964) (divorced, 2 children)
      Elinor McRae(1942 - 1945) (divorced, 2 children)

Trivia

  • American psychiatrist, creator of the psychoanalytic theory he called "transactional analysis" and author of the book, 'Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships' (1964).

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  • Life is really very simple. But if people have to face that fact they get very upset. So they invent religions and pastimes and games. These are the same people who then lament how awful it is that life is complicated.

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