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Iakovos Kambanellis was born on 2 December, 1921 in Naxos, Greece, is a Greek poet and playwright. Discover Iakovos Kambanellis's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?
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Writer |
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90 years old |
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Sagittarius |
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2 December, 1921 |
| Birthday |
2 December |
| Birthplace |
Naxos, Greece |
| Date of death |
2011 |
| Died Place |
Athens, Greece |
| Nationality |
Greece
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Iakovos Kambanellis Height, Weight & Measurements
At 90 years old, Iakovos Kambanellis height not available right now. We will update Iakovos Kambanellis's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Iakovos Kambanellis Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Iakovos Kambanellis worth at the age of 90 years old? Iakovos Kambanellis’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. He is from Greece. We have estimated Iakovos Kambanellis's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
Iakovos Kambanellis (Greek: Ιάκωβος Καμπανέλλης; 2 December 1921 – 29 March 2011) was a Greek poet, playwright, screenwriter, lyricist, and novelist.
Born 2 December 1921 in Hora on the island of Naxos, the sixth of nine children of Stefanos Kampanellis, an experienced pharmacist, and Aikaterini Laskari.
His father came from Chios, while his mother came from an old noble family in Istanbul.
Iakovos Kambanellis appeared as one of the most prominent Greek playwrights of the 20th century and he is considered to be the father of modern Greek theater.
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 memoir known as Mauthausen describing his experiences from the concentration camp.
He wrote the scripts of at least 12 films and he directed three of them.
In addition, he is well known as a lyricist, having written the lyrics for more than 100 songs.
He was a member of 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.
He worked as a journalist in newspapers Eleftheria (1963–65), Anendotos (1965–66) and Nea (1975-1980).
He has been a member of the Greek Theatre Writers' Company.
From 1981 to 1987, he was Director of the Radio section of the Greek National Broadcasting Company (E.R.T.).
In 2000 he was elected member of the Academy of Athens.
The same year he was awarded the medal of the Order of Phoenix by the President of the Greek Republic.
Kambanellis was rushed to the hospital on 4 February 2011 due to complications of his long-term kidney failure.
At the age of 89, he died on 29 March 2011 from kidney failure, nine days after his wife's death.
He wrote several scripts for films including:
Many of his plays are translated in several languages and produced in countries all over the world: in Austria, Bulgaria, Iran, England, Germany, Hungary, Romania, U.S.A., Russia, China, Norway and Sweden.
His plays translated in Iran by Reza Shirmarz, famous playwright, translator, author and researcher, have been republished several times in a short time.
