- Erwin Piscator was born on December 17, 1893 in Ulm, Greifenstein, Hesse, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for In der Sache J. Robert Oppenheimer (1964), Vosstaniye rybakov (1934) and Hoppla, wir leben! (1927). He was married to Maria Ley and Hildegard Jurczyk. He died on March 30, 1966 in Starnberg, Bavaria, West Germany.
- SpousesMaria Ley(April 1937 - March 30, 1966) (his death)Hildegard Jurczyk(October 1919 - 1930) (divorced)
- In the 1940's, he ran a dramatic workshop at the New York School for Social Research. The drama teachers under his auspices included Lee Strasberg and Stella Adler.
- German stage director, film theorist and drama teacher, a noted exponent of total theatre.
- Served in the German Army during World War I in a front line infantry unit. His experiences led to him becoming an avid pacifist thereafter.
- Father: Carl Piscator; Mother: Antonie Laparose.
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