Nikos Tsiforos

• Name — Nikos Tsiforos Νίκος Τσιφόρος • Born — 27 August 1912 • Birthplace — Alexandria, Egypt • Died — 6 August 1970 • Place of death — Athens, Greece • Occupation — Screenwriter, film director • Years Active — 1948–1970

Tsiforos was born in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1912; two years later, his family permanently resettled in Athens. He began writing at age 11, and in 1938, he wrote his first play, which was performed in an outdoors theatre in Freattyda. He went on to earn a degree in law, and work for two years at the Election Supervision Council. He then resigned to travel the seas. He continued switching jobs periodically until 1939 while writing film scripts as well as doing other types of writing. His first major success was in 1944, when the company of Dimitris Horn and Mairi Aroni staged one of his plays, "Η Πινακοθήκη των Ηλιθίων" (The portrait gallery of dolts). In 1948 and 1949, he scripted and directed his first film, Τελευταία αποστολή (Last Mission). Tsiforos also worked as a reporter for the Athens press and contributed to newspapers such as Φιλελεύθερος, Βήμα, and Ελεύθερος Κόσμος, as well as magazines like Τραστ, Ρομάντσο, Ταχυδρόμος, and Πάνθεον. Tsiforos collaborated extensively with Polyvios Vassiliadis on numerous hit film scripts, earning exceptional renown for their scintillating wit and hilarious humor. His deft use of the Greek contemporary vernacular is considered peerless by several leading literary critics.

• Άνθρωποι και ανθρωπάκια (People and nobodies) • Η Αθήνα σήμερα - Κρουαζιέρες μέσα στην ιστορία (Athens Today, Cruises in History) • Όμορφη Θεσσαλονίκη (Beautiful Thessaloniki) • Τα παιδιά της πιάτσας (The boys of the Hood) Excerpts youtube story • Διηγήματα (Short stories) • Εορταστικά (Holiday essays) • Ο πρώτος Τσιφόρος (Early Tsiforos) • Μίλων Φιρίκης • Ελληνική κρουαζιέρα (A Greek Cruise) • Ελληνική μυθολογία (Greek mythology) Excerpt Excerpt excerpt Excerpt • Ο Γκιούλιβερ στη χώρα των Γιγάντων - Ο Γκιούλιβερ στη χώρα των νάνων (Gulliver in the Land of the Giants; in the land of the Dwarfs) • '(Η Ιστορία της Αθήνας (The History of Athens) • (History of England) Ιστορία της Αγγλίας • (History of France) Ιστορία της Γαλλίας • (History of the United States) Ιστορία των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών • Χρονογραφήματα (Newspaper columns) • Τζιμ κακής ποιότητος (Low quality Jim) • Οι κονκισταδόροι (The conquistadors) • Το τυχερό μου αστέρι (My Lucky Star) • Τα παλιόπαιδα τ' ατίθασα (The frisky hoodlums) • Εμείς και οι Φράγκοι (We and the Franks) online • Παραμύθια πίσω από τα κάγκελα (Tales from behind bars) • Ο κόσμος κι ο κοσμάκης (The World and the Little People) • Η πινακοθήκη των ηλιθίων (The Portrait Gallery of Dolts) • Τα ρεμάλια ήρωες (Heroic Heels) • Στηβ το χαρούμενο κάθαρμα (Steve, the cheerful scumbag) • Οι μυστικές εταιρίες (Secret Companies) • Βιβλικά χαμόγελα (Biblical smiles) • Η γυναίκα κουρσάρος (The Woman Pirate)

• Year — Film — Transliteration and translation • 1950 — The Last Mission — Τελευταία αποστολή Teleftaia apostoli • 1951 — My kid must live — To paidi mou prepei na zisei Το παιδί μου πρέπει να ζήσει • 1953 — The Tower of Knights — Ο πύργος των ιπποτών O pirgos ton ipoton • 1954 — The Little Mouse — Το ποντικάκι To pondikaki • 1954 — The wind of Hate — Ο άνεμος του μίσους O anemos tou missous • 1954 — The Belle of Athens — Η ωραία των Αθηνών I oraia ton Athinon • 1955 — Partying, Money, and Love — Γλέντι, λεφτά και αγάπη Glendi, lefta ke agapi • 1956 — Gypsy Blood — Τσιγγάνικο αίμα Tsiganiko ema • 1957 — The Three Detectives — Τρεις ντετέκτιβς Treis detectives • 1957 — The Ladies' man — Ο γυναικάς O yinekas • 1958 — The Fat Cat — Ο λεφτάς O leftas • 1959 — The Treasure of the Deceased — Ο θησαυρός του μακαρίτη O thisavros tou makariti • | 1960 — Three dolls and I — Τρεις κούκλες κι εγώ Treis koukles ki ego • 1960 — Clearchos, Marina, and the short guy — Ο Κλέαρχος η Μαρίνα και ο κοντός O Klearchos i Marina kai o kondos • 1967 — Oh! That Wife of Mine — Αχ αυτή η γυναίκα μου Ach, afti i ghineka mou