German playwright, author of Mother Courage and Her Children, d. 1956 (6)

I believe the answer is:

brecht

(Other definitions for brecht that I've seen before include "Bertolt ....., great German playwright of ''Mother Courage' '" , "Bertolt -, Ger. dramatist (Mother Courage)" , "German dramatist and librettist" , "Berthold --, German dramatist" , "Bertolt --, Ger. author" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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