Ernst Ottwalt
Birth date
November 13, 1901
Death date
August 24, 1943
Profession
Writing
Age
41 years
Biography
Ernst Ottwalt was the pen name of German writer and playwright Ernst Gottwalt Nicolas. A communist, he fled Nazi Germany in 1934 and went into exile in the Soviet Union. It was there that he fell victim to the Great Purge, and died in a Soviet gulag. He collaborated with Bertolt Brecht to write the screenplay for the film Kuhle Wampe.
Also known as
Ernst OttwaltErnst Gottwalt NicolasErnst Ottwald
