Bertolt Brecht Santa Monica Home For Sale

While it is certainly true that Bertolt Brecht spent only six of his 58 years in Santa Monica in comparison with his many years of residence in Europe, his time in the City was among his most prolific, constituting the entirety of his residence in this country.

Brecht scoffed that Pacific Palisades was so far away from civilization that it doesn’t exist; it’s just trees and hills. Nonetheless, he was happy to spend some time in the Palisades while he took in the eucalyptus-framed ocean view in the company of Charlie Chaplin, Fritz Lang, Charles Laughton, Schoenberg and Heinrich Mann Here is a photo of the residence he visited in the Palisades Built in 1939 by legendary writer and Nobel Prize winner Thomas Mann

The original whitewashed California clapboard located at 1063-26th Street in Santa Monica was built in 1921.

Taken from The Los Angeles Times article "I felt a creative spirit the first time I walked in this house," says Rina Welles of the 1921 Santa Monica house that was once home to renowned German playwright Bertolt Brecht. "I liked the energy." The foursquare house was where Brecht penned "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" and other plays during the 1940s. Today the house is one component in a multigenerational family compound for Welles, husband David Golubchik, her mother, Joanna, a...nd their children, Leah, 10, and Alek, 6. The home, which has been renovated and complemented by a new addition, also stands as a success story for preserving cultural landmarks in fresh and inviting ways. From the outset, the couple knew they wanted to keep the character of the Brecht house while adding a wing that would look and feel modern. They also wanted room for living quarters for Welles' mother.

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Brecht's view of Los Angeles- "Tahiti in the form of a big city."