Curt Goetz

Curt Goetz (German: [kʊʁt ɡœt͡s] ^ⓘ; 17 November 1888 – 12 September 1960), born Kurt Walter Götz, was a Swiss German writer, actor and film director. He was regarded^{[by whom?]} as one of the most brilliant German comedy writers of his time. With his wife Valérie von Martens, he acted in his own plays and also filmed them. He was a distant relative of Irish writer George Bernard Shaw, to whom he was often compared.^{[by whom?]}