Ivo Brešan | |
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Born | Ivan Brešan
[1] 27 May 1936 Vodice, Yugoslavia |
Died | 3 January 2017 Zagreb, Croatia | (aged 80)
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Nationality | Croatian |
Citizenship | Croatia |
Education | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
Years active | ?–2016 |
Spouse |
Jelena Godlar (died 2016) |
Children | Vinko Brešan |
Ivan "Ivo" Brešan (27 May 1936 – 3 January 2017) [1] [2] was a Croatian and Yugoslav playwright, novelist and screenwriter, known for political satire. His works include screenplays written with his son Vinko. [3]
Born in Vodice in 1936, Brešan attended Antun Vrančić High School in Šibenik.[ citation needed] 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]
Ivo Brešan | |
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Born | Ivan Brešan
[1] 27 May 1936 Vodice, Yugoslavia |
Died | 3 January 2017 Zagreb, Croatia | (aged 80)
Occupation |
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Nationality | Croatian |
Citizenship | Croatia |
Education | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
Years active | ?–2016 |
Spouse |
Jelena Godlar (died 2016) |
Children | Vinko Brešan |
Ivan "Ivo" Brešan (27 May 1936 – 3 January 2017) [1] [2] was a Croatian and Yugoslav playwright, novelist and screenwriter, known for political satire. His works include screenplays written with his son Vinko. [3]
Born in Vodice in 1936, Brešan attended Antun Vrančić High School in Šibenik.[ citation needed] 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]