Peter Weiss

Peter Weiss

Born

November 8, 1916

Died

May 10, 1982 (65 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Nowawes, Berlin, Germany

Peter Ulrich Weiss was a German writer, painter, graphic artist, and experimental filmmaker of adopted Swedish nationality. He is particularly known for his plays Marat/Sade and The Investigation and his novel "The Aesthetics of Resistance".