Alekos Sakellarios
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Alekos Sakellarios | |
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Αλέκος Σακελλάριος | |
Born | 13 November 1913 Athens, Greece |
Died | 28 August 1991 (aged 77) Athens, Greece |
Occupation(s) | director, screenwriter, lyricist |
Alekos Sakellarios (Greek: Αλέκος Σακελλάριος, 13 November 1913 in Athens – 28 August 1991 in Athens) was a Greek writer and a director.
He was born in Athens and grew up in Agios Panteleimonas and began to study journalism and acting at a young age. He wrote his first theatrical play in 1935 called The King of Halva. He entered the film industry and had roles in both screenwriting and directing.
He directed mainly with Christos Giannakopoulos and together they wrote and produced an estimated 140 works. The most popular include: The Germans Strike Again,
He also wrote the lyrics of many songs (over 2,000). Among them were the successes: Garifallo st' Afti, Ypomoni, Asta ta Malakia sou (sung by Fotis Polymeris), Eho ena Mystiko and more.
The significant journalist Fredy Germanos called him the "most clever Greek of the 20th century".
He died in 1991[1] and is buried in the First Cemetery of Athens in a family grave.
References
- ^ "Alekos Sakellarios, Playwright, 78". The New York Times. 31 August 1991.
External links
- Sakellarios talks about the first movies of Greek cinema on YouTube
- Woe to the Young (1961) on YouTube
- Alekos Sakellarios at IMDb