Hans Otto (actor)
Hans Otto (10 August 1900 - 24 November 1933) was a German stage actor. He came to prominence at a relatively young age. From the world of theatre, one of the greatest admirers of his talents, on and off the stage, was Bertolt Brecht. Towards the end of 1933 he was killed - most surviving sources use the verb "murdered" - by "Nazi paramilitaries", becoming one of the Hitler government's first victims from the world of the arts. At the time of his killing he had been a member of the Communist Party for almost ten years.
Hans Otto | |
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| Born | 10 August 1900 |
| Died | 24 November 1933 Berlin, Germany |
| Occupation(s) | Stage actor Screen actor Communist activist Anti-government resistance activist |
| Known for | having been an early victim of the Hitler government. His death following torture and defenestration by Nazi paramilitaries was widely reported outside Germany (and, after 1945, also inside Germany) as a murder. |
| Political party | KPD |
| Spouse | Marie Viehmeyer (1890-1959: stage name "Mie Paulun") |
| Children | none |
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