Ivo Brešan
Ivan "Ivo" Brešan (27 May 1936 – 3 January 2017)[2] was a Croatian and Yugoslav playwright, novelist and screenwriter, known for political satire. His works include screenplays written with his son Vinko.[3]
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- Name
- Ivo Brešan
- Birth Name
- Ivan Brešan[1]
- Born
- 27 May 1936
- Birthplace
- Vodice, Yugoslavia
- Died
- 3 January 2017
- Place of death
- Zagreb, Croatia
- Occupation
- * Playwright
- Education
- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Yugoslavia · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · Croatia
- Fields
- drama · literature · television screenwriting · Slavic studies
- Honours
- Marin Držić Award · Vladimir Nazor Award · Ksaver Šandor Gjalski Award
- Languages
- Croatian
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Ivo Brešan studied at Antun Vrančić High School and University of Zagreb. The recorded working language is Croatian. The field of work recorded is drama, literature and television screenwriting. Distinctions recorded are Marin Držić Award, Vladimir Nazor Award and Ksaver Šandor Gjalski Award.
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Key facts
• Name — Ivo Brešan • Birth Name — Ivan Brešan[1] • Born — 27 May 1936 • Birthplace — Vodice, Yugoslavia • Died — 3 January 2017 • Place of death — Zagreb, Croatia • Citizenship — Croatia • Years Active —?–2016 • Occupation — * Playwright • novelist • screenwriter • Education — Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences • Alma Mater — University of Zagreb • Children — Vinko Brešan
Personal life
Personal life
Born in Vodice in 1936, Brešan attended Antun Vrančić High School in Šibenik. He was married to Croatian writer Jelena Godlar, a Jew native to Slavonia.[4] In February 1964, she gave to birth their son Vinko, today a film director. Ivo's wife Jelena died on 20 September 2016.[5] He died after a long and severe illness on 3 January 2017 in Zagreb when he was 80 years of age.[6]
Screenplays
Screenplays
• 1973 – Predstava Hamleta u selu Mrduša Donja • 1976 – Izbavitelj • 1980 – The Secret of Nikola Tesla • 1986 – Obećana zemlja • 1989 – Donator • 1996 – How the War Started on My Island • 2000 – Marshal Tito's Spirit • 2004 – Libertas
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Ivo Brešan is recorded as writer, screenwriter, playwright, slavist and philologist.
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1936
Ivo Brešan born at Vodice.
2017
Ivo Brešan died at Zagreb.
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- 1.Jutarnji list. FOTO: POSLJEDNJE ZBOGOM VELIKOM KNJIŽEVNIKU I ČOVJEKU Pola Šibenika došlo na sprovod Ivi Brešanu, mnoge je posebno ganula izvedba pjesama Vice Vukova. jutarnji.hr. 9 January 2017.
- 2.Croatian Centre of ITI - UNESCO. Ivo Brešan. hciti.hr.
- 3.Kelly, Laura (2001) "COMMUNISM AS VACATION DESTINATION", South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 1 June 2001.
- 4.Šibenik News. Zauvijek nas je napustila Jela Godlar Brešan, spisateljica i književnica. mok.hr. 20 September 2016.
- 5.Umrla je Jela Godlar-Brešan. tris.com.hr. 20 September 2016.
- 6.UMRO IVO BREŠAN Jedan od najvećih suvremenih europskih dramatičara preminuo u 81. godini, nekoliko mjeseci nakon supruge. www.jutarnji.hr. 3 January 2017.
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