Occupation Writer Name Iakovos Kambanellis | Role Poet Children Katerina Kambanelli | |
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Born December 2, 1922 ( 1922-12-02 ) Naxos, Greece Books Mauthausen, Tale Without Title, Maoutchaouzen Parents Stefanos Kambanelis, Aikaterini Laskari Movies Stella, O Drakos, Girls in the Sun, The Cannon and the N, Gymnoi sto dromo Similar People Stavros Xarchakos, Mikis Theodorakis, Tzeni Karezi, Manos Hadjidakis, Nikos Gkatsos | ||
Mikis Theodorakis/Iakovos Kambanellis - Asma Asmaton
Iakovos Kambanellis (Greek: Ιάκωβος Καμπανέλλης; December 2, 1921 – March 29, 2011) was a Greek poet, playwright, screenwriter, lyricist, and novelist. Born 2 December 1922 in Hora in the island of Naxos, Kambanellis appears as one of the most prominent Greek artists of the 20th century. As a survivor of the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, he wrote the lyrics of the "Mauthausen Trilogy" with music by Mikis Theodorakis. He has also written a book known as Mauthausen describing his experiences from the concentration camp. He authored at least 12 films and he directed two of them. In addition, he was known as a verse writer and for his membership at the board of the Cultural Foundation of the National Bank of Greece (MIET – Morfotiko Idryma Ethnikis Trapezis), along with some of the most prominent Greek artists [1]. Iakovos Kambanellis was rushed at hospital on February 4, 2011 due to complications of his long-term kidney failure.
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- Mikis TheodorakisIakovos Kambanellis Asma Asmaton
- Iakovos Kambanellis Relais de la memoire
- Cinema
- References
Iakovos Kambanellis "Relais de la memoire"
Cinema
He wrote several scenarios on cinematographic films including:
He also translated works and acted in Austria, Bulgaria, England, Germany, Hungary, Romania and Sweden.
He worked as a journalist in newspapers Eleftheria (1963–65), Anendotos (1965–66) and Nea (since 1975). He has been a member of the Greek Theatrical Writers' Company.