Wolfgang Borchert(1921-1947)
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Pacifist writer Wolfgang Borchert was born in Hamburg, Germany. He
began acting very young he and played several roles on stage before the
outbreak of World War II when he was called up to serve in the German
army. While serving as a soldier he made jokes about leading Nazis and
was arrested. He was too young to be executed but while in jail he fell
ill and the bad prison conditions made his condition worse. In May 1945
he returned home and started writing. His most famous play, "Draussen
vor der Tuer", was originally developed for radio but received such a
positive reaction from young Germans that it was later adapted for the
theatre. One day before the premiere he died in hospital in
Switzerland.
