Emil Botta

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Emil Botta
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Emil Botta
Born
Emil Botta

(1911-09-15)September 15, 1911
DiedJuly 24, 1977(1977-07-24) (aged 65)
Bucharest, Romania
Resting placeBellu Cemetery, Bucharest
OccupationActor, writer
Spouse(s)Maria Botta

Emil Botta (Romanian pronunciation: [eˈmil ˈbota]; 15 September 1911, Adjud – 24 July 1977, Bucharest) was a Romanian actor and writer.

Together with Emil Cioran, Eugen Ionescu and Arsavir Acterian, he was a member of the literary group called Corabia cu ratați ("The Losers' Ship").[1]

Botta graduated in 1932 from the Dramatical Art Conservatory of Bucharest.[2]

He was married for a while to actress Maria Mimi Botta.[3]

He was the younger brother of poet Dan Botta.[4]

Poetry[]

  • Întunecatul April (1937)
  • Pe-o gură de rai (1943)
  • Poezii, (1966)
  • Versuri (includes Vineri), (1971)
  • Poeme, (1974)
  • Un dor fără saţiu, (1976)

Prose[]

  • Trântorul, (1938) (second edition 1967)

Awards[]

  • Premiul Fundaţiilor Regale (1937)
  • Premiul "Mihai Eminescu" al Academiei Române (1967)

Legacy[]

In Romania, there is a national poetry festival named in his honor.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Emil Botta (1911–1977) – actor și scriitor" (in Romanian). Radio Romania Cultural. July 15, 2014. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  2. ^ "Despre operele lui Emil Botta". cultural.bzi.ro (in Romanian). July 22, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  3. ^ Radu, Tania (September 24, 2008). "Arcanele luciditatii (II)" (in Romanian). Revista 22. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  4. ^ "Emil Botta, măştile geniului" (in Romanian). adevarul.ro. June 25, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  5. ^ "Festivalul național de poezie "Emil Botta", ediția a III-a" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  • Doina Uricariu, Prefaţa la Emil Botta Le chevalier a l'escargot d'or /Cavalerul cu melc de aur, Editura Minerva, 1985
  • Doina Uricariu, Prefaţă, note, tabel bio-bibliografic şi bibliografie selectivă la Emil Botta – interpretat de... Editura Eminescu, 1986.
  • Doina Uricariu, Ecorşeuri: Structuri şi valori ale poeziei româneşti moderne, Editura Cartea Românească, 1990. Eseuri şi studii despre literatura română interbelicã, privită în contextul creaţiei şi mentalităţii europene.
  • Doina Uricariu: Apocrife despre Emil Botta, Editura Universalia, București, 2001, ISBN 973-99880-9-1

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
1939 Se aprind facliile
1958 Bijuterii de familie
1960 Viata nu iarta
1960 Cînd primavara e fierbinte
1962 A Bomb Was Stolen Somerhot
1962 Poveste sentimentala Dr. Pantazi
1964 Pasi spre luna
1965 Forest of the Hanged Captain Cervenko
1965 The White Moor Rosu Imparat
1966 Sah la rege Deliu
1966 Răscoala Anton Nebunul
1966 Faust XX Faust
1966 Dacii Grand Priest
1967 The Subterranean Barbu
1967 Lettre à Carla Le professeur
1968 The Column Marele Preot – al Dacilor
1968 Reconstituirea Paveliu d. Lucian Pintilie
1974 Dincolo de nisipuri Printul Ipsilanti
1975 Mastodontul Oscar Ocolescu
1976 Premiera Vasilică Savu (final film role)

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