Nellhaus, Gerhard

Pediatric neurologist Gerhard Nellhaus, MD, Harvard AB 1944 (1946), translated Brecht's plays Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti, Im Dickicht der Städte, Mann ist Mann, and Trommeln in der Nacht as well as Brecht's version of Der Hofmeister by J.M.R. Lenz into English for performance by various theatre troupes in the United States. In addition to writing and lecturing on Brecht, he also assisted in stage productions and conducted correspondence with Brecht himself, directors, actors, academics, critics, and fans.

From the guide to the Gerhard Nellhaus papers on Bertolt Brecht, ca. 1920-2000., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

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