Otto Weissert
Otto Heinrich Weissert (born August 11, 1903 in Mannheim , † October 29, 1969 in Zurich ) was a German theater director .
Otto Weissert emigrated to Switzerland in 1934 because of his Jewish wife. He was a co-founder of Cabaret Cornichon and Cabaret Fédéral in Zurich.
Web links
- Peter Exinger: Otto Weissert . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 3, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 2070 f.
- Tanja Stenzl: Otto Weissert. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
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| SURNAME | Weissert, Otto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weissert, Otto Heinrich (full name); Hein, Berthold (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theater director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mannheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | 29th October 1969 |
| Place of death | Zurich |