George Mihail Zamfirescu

That year, he made his literary debut with the poem "Versurile mele" in Literatorul, and became a frequent participant in Alexandru Macedonski's circle. In 1920, he founded the Association of young Romanian writers and Eroii patriei magazine. From 1922 to 1924, he was a civil servant handling social insurance in Satu Mare, in the recently acquired Transylvania province. While there, he founded the Society for Romanian theatre and culture, and published his first volume, the 1924 Flamura albă. Back in Bucharest, he obtained a post as librarian at the Libertatea Circle. A period of intense journalistic activity followed, including the drama column in Vremea review. In 1929, he was a director at the national theatre in Cernăuți. At Bucharest, he founded the dramatic companies Masca (1931) and 13+1 (1932), seeking to create a revolution in the theatrical milieu. He was an editor in Facla (1932), Adevărul and Dimineața (1937-1938). He authored the prose volumes Gazda cu ochii umezi (1926) and Miss (1942), the novel Madona cu trandafiri (1931) and the epic cycle Bariera (Maidanul cu dragoste, 1933; Sfânta mare nerușinare, 1936; Cântecul destinelor, 1939). His plays include Cuminecătura (1925), Domnișoara Nastasia (1927), Sam (1929), Adonis (1930) and Idolul și Ion Anapoda (1935). His 1938 book Mărturii în contemporaneitate, which contains articles about the theatre, reflects the concerns of a prominent figure of the interwar Romanian stage. His last play, Cântecul vieții ('Life's song'), whose manuscript is dated January 1938 - July 1939, remained unfinished due to his illness and untimely death. His daughter was the actress Raluca Zamfirescu.

• Name — George Mihail Zamfirescu • Born — 13 October 1898 • Birthplace — Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania • Died — 8 August 1939 • Place of death — Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania • Occupation — Playwright, critic, editor, civil servant • Language — Romanian • Education — Cantemir Vodă National College • Genre — Poetry