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- DictionaryBrecht, Bertolt/brekt/
- 1. (1898–1956), German playwright, producer, and poet; full name Eugen Bertolt Friedrich Brecht. His interest in combining music and drama led to collaboration with Kurt Weill in The Threepenny Opera (1928). Brecht's later dramas include Mother Courage (1941) and The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1948).
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1 hour ago · Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. He was a fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, and had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, notably their recording of Lead Belly 's " Goodnight, Irene ," which topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950.
