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- Birth nameRené-Benjamin Besson
- Benno Besson was born on November 4, 1922 in Yverdon-les-Bains, Vaud, Switzerland. He was a director and writer, known for Das Film-Magazin Nr. 2 - Achtung 8x aufgeblendet: Feuilletons in Bildform (1962), Der Arzt wider Willen (1971) and Das Stacheltier - Ein deutscher Herr in Paris (1960). He was married to Ursula Karusseit, Coline Serreau and Sabine Thalbach. He died on February 23, 2006 in Berlin, Germany.
- SpousesUrsula Karusseit(1969 - 197?) (divorced, 2 children)Coline Serreau(? - February 23, 2006) (his death, 2 children)Sabine Thalbach(? - September 30, 1966) (her death, 1 child)
- Father of Madeleine Besson with Coline Serreau.
- One of Europe's most respected theater directors and progenitor of an acting dynasty.
- Father of Katharina Thalbach (with Sabine Thalbach).
- Father of Pierre Besson and Philippe Besson.
- Was part of the French resistance in Lyon working politically and on stage (1942).
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