Ivo Brešan

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.

• 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

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]

• 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

Ivo Brešan is recorded as writer, screenwriter, playwright, slavist and philologist.