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- Birth nameFriedrich Wilhelm Ernst Busch
- Ernst Busch was born on January 22, 1900 in Kiel, Germany. He was an actor and composer, known for The Threepenny Opera (1931), Hell on Earth (1931) and The Lake Calls (1933). He was married to Eva Busch. He died on June 8, 1980 in Bernburg, German Democratic Republic.
- SpouseEva Busch(? - 1934) (divorced)
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- His long-term life-partner is Margarete Körting.
- German character actor with powerful left-wing convictions. Member of the Socialist Worker's Youth (USPD) after World War I. Privately tutored in singing and acting. Had a leading role in Slatan Dudow's film "Kuhle Wampe" (1932). Performed for the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War, subsequently captured by the fascists. After the end of World War II, joined Bertold Brecht at the Berliner Ensemble. Became a leading interpreter of Brecht on stage. Film appearances few.
- Busch was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize 1970-71.
- In 1937 he joined the International Brigades to fight against the Nationalists in Spain. His wartime songs were then recorded and broadcast by Radio Barcelona and Radio Madrid. After the Spanish Republic fell to General Franco, Busch migrated to Belgium where he was interned during the German occupation and later imprisoned in Camp Gurs, France and Berlin.
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