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Alekos Sakellarios

Αλέκος Σακελλάριος · Αλεκος Σακελλαριος
Born 13 Nov 1913 in Athens, GreeceDied 28 Aug 1991aged 77122 credits

Alekos Sakellarios (Greek: Αλέκος Σακελλάριος, 13 November 1913 in Athens – 28 August 1991 in Athens) was a Greek writer and a director. He was born in Athens and grew up in Agios Panteleimonas and began to study journalism and acting at a young age. He wrote his first theatrical play in 1935 called The King of Halva. He entered the film industry and had roles in both screenwriting and directing. He directed mainly with Christos Giannakopoulos and together they wrote and produced an estimated 140 works. The most popular include: The Germans Strike Again, Thanassakis o politevomenos, I theia ap' to Chicago, Dikoi mas Anthropoi, Ena votsalo sti limni, Kalos ilthe to dollario, Ta kitrina gantia, Otan Leipei i Gata, I Soferina, Laterna, Ftocheia kai Filotimo, Alimono stous Neous (Woe to the Young) and more. Many of these theatrical plays were transferred to the cinema with notable success. He also wrote the lyrics of many songs (over 2,000). Among them were the successes: Garifallo st' Afti, Ypomoni, Asta ta Malakia sou (sung by Fotis Polymeris), Eho ena Mystiko and more. The significant journalist Fredy Germanos called him the "most clever Greek of the 20th century". He died in 1991 and is buried in the First Cemetery of Athens in a family grave. (Source: Wikipedia)

Ο Αλέκος Σακελλάριος ήταν Έλληνας θεατρικός συγγραφέας, στιχουργός, δημοσιογράφος και σκηνοθέτης. Εξαιρετικά δημοφιλής και παραγωγικός, υπήρξε από τους σημαντικότερους ανανεωτές της μεταπολεμικής νεοελληνικής κωμωδίας και από τους σημαντικότερους στιχουργούς του ελαφρού ελληνικού τραγουδιού. Η συνεργασία που τον έκανε ευρέως γνωστό ήταν αυτή με τον Χρήστο Γιαννακόπουλο (αρχικά με την επιθεώρηση Παύσατε Πυρ) . Οι "Διόσκουροι του ελληνικού θεάτρου" (κατά την έκφραση του γνωστού θεατρικού κριτικού Αχιλλέα Μαμάκη) ήταν πολύ επιτυχημένοι. Το σερί των επιτυχιών τους, ενέπνευσε πολλούς συγγραφείς και χρονογράφους της γενιάς τους να καταπιαστούν με τη θεατρική κωμωδία, αφήνοντας μια μεγάλη σειρά από έργα που παίζονται ακόμα και σήμερα. Εξαιρετικά μεγάλη ήταν η επιτυχία του και στον κινηματογράφο, όπου ξεκίνησε αυτοδίδακτος, μετά από παρότρυνση του παραγωγού Φιλοποίμενος Φίνου. Οι ταινίες του σημείωναν ρεκόρ εισπράξεων και οι περισσότερες απ'αυτές έχουν προβληθεί στην τηλεόραση. Εκτός απ'την συνεργασία του με τον Χρήστο Γιαννακόπουλο, εργάστηκε και με τους περισσότερους επιθεωρησιακούς συγγραφείς της εποχής του. Έγραψε, μόνος ή συνεργαζόμενος, περίπου 200 θεατρικά έργα και 60 κινηματογραφικά σενάρια. Έγραψε, επίσης τους στίχους -μόνος, με τον Γιαννακόπουλο ή με άλλους- σε περίπου 2.000 τραγούδια, πολλά από τα οποία έγιναν μεγάλες επιτυχίες. Ο Αλέκος Σακελλάριος τιμήθηκε για όλες τις δημιουργικές πλευρές του με πολλά ελληνικά και ξένα βραβεία. Κατά το τέλος της ζωής του, η αφηγηματική του δεινότητα τον έκανε περιζήτητο σε τηλεοπτικές εκπομπές που μελετούσαν την εποχή του. Τα τελευταία χρόνια της ζωής του, από τα τέλη του '70 ως το 1991, ζούσε με την τρίτη σύζυγό του, Τίνα, γράφοντας (όπως έλεγε σε συνεντεύξεις του της εποχής) συνεχώς σενάρια, χρονογραφήματα και θεατρικά, τα περισσότερα εκ των οποίων δεν είδαν ποτέ το φως της δημοσιότητας. Το μεγαλύτερο μέρος του έργου του, θεατρικό και χρονογραφικό, δεν εκδόθηκε ποτέ. Απεβίωσε στις 28 Αυγούστου 1991 λόγω εμφράγματος του μυοκαρδίου στην Αθήνα και κηδεύτηκε στο Α΄ Νεκροταφείο Αθηνών σε οικογενειακό τάφο. Πηγή: Wikipedia

Directing (51)

Giannis Who Became Johnny
Giannis Who Became Johnny1986 · Director
Laughter on Credit
Laughter on Credit1985 · Director
Rena, Put It All on Black
Rena, Put It All on Black1985 · Director
The Countess of Corfu
The Countess of Corfu1972 · Director
Rena Is 'Offside'
Rena Is 'Offside'1972 · Director
Bridegroom Urgently Wanted
Bridegroom Urgently Wanted1971 · Director
I theia mou, i hipissa
I theia mou, i hipissa1970 · Director
Greeks Have Pride
Greeks Have Pride1968 · Director
Captain Fandis Bastounis
Captain Fandis Bastounis1968 · Director
O striglos pou egine arnaki
O striglos pou egine arnaki1968 · Director
Dollar, Welcome
Dollar, Welcome1967 · Director
My Daughter, the Socialist
My Daughter, the Socialist1966 · Director
All Men Are the Same
All Men Are the Same1966 · Director
A Matter of Earnestness
A Matter of Earnestness1965 · Director
Modern Cinderella
Modern Cinderella1965 · Director
The Old Days
The Old Days1964 · Director
I Will Treat You Like a Queen
I Will Treat You Like a Queen1964 · Director
Ace of Spades
Ace of Spades1964 · Director
The Woman Driver
The Woman Driver1964 · Director
Siralardaki heyecanlar
Siralardaki heyecanlar1963 · Director
Jack of All Trades, Master of None
Jack of All Trades, Master of None1963 · Director
My Friend, Lefterakis
My Friend, Lefterakis1963 · Director
Throbs at the Desk
Throbs at the Desk1963 · Director
I nyfi to 'skase
I nyfi to 'skase1962 · Director
Otan leipi i gata!
Otan leipi i gata!1962 · Director
Lost Dreams
Lost Dreams1961 · Director
Alice in the Navy
Alice in the Navy1961 · Director
Woe to the Young
Woe to the Young1961 · Director
Makrykostas and Kondogiorgis
Makrykostas and Kondogiorgis1960 · Director
The Yellow Gloves
The Yellow Gloves1960 · Director
The Policeman of the 16th Precinct
The Policeman of the 16th Precinct1959 · Director
Maiden's Cheek
Maiden's Cheek1959 · Director
O Thymios takane thalassa
O Thymios takane thalassa1959 · Director
A Hero in His Slippers
A Hero in His Slippers1958 · Director
Mrs. Midwife
Mrs. Midwife1958 · Director
Night Doings
Night Doings1957 · Director
Trouble for Fathers
Trouble for Fathers1957 · Director
The Auntie from Chicago
The Auntie from Chicago1957 · Director
Barrel Piano, Poverty and Carnations
Barrel Piano, Poverty and Carnations1957 · Director
The Fortune Teller
The Fortune Teller1956 · Director
Barrel Piano, Poverty and Earnestness
Barrel Piano, Poverty and Earnestness1955 · Director
No Harm's Done
No Harm's Done1955 · Director
Thanasis, the Politician
Thanasis, the Politician1954 · Director
A Young Miss... Aged 39
A Young Miss... Aged 391954 · Director
Santa Chikita
Santa Chikita1953 · Director
A Ripple in the Pond
A Ripple in the Pond1952 · Director
The Other
The Other1952 · Director
Those Not Allowed to Love
Those Not Allowed to Love1951 · Director
The Nazis Strike Again
The Nazis Strike Again1948 · Director
Marina
Marina1947 · Director
Better the Devil You Know
Better the Devil You Know1946 · Director

Writing (68)

The Policeman of the 16th Precinct
The Policeman of the 16th Precinct2008 · play
Giannis Who Became Johnny
Giannis Who Became Johnny1986 · Writer
Laughter on Credit
Laughter on Credit1985 · play
Rena, Put It All on Black
Rena, Put It All on Black1985 · Writer
To xeno einai pio glyko
To xeno einai pio glyko1981 · play "Oute gata, oute zimia"
The Man Who Returned from the Heat
The Man Who Returned from the Heat1972 · play "Oi dikoi mas anthropoi"
The Countess of Corfu
The Countess of Corfu1972 · Writer
Rena Is 'Offside'
Rena Is 'Offside'1972 · Writer
I krevvatomourmoura
I krevvatomourmoura1971 · play "Ta liontarakia"
Bridegroom Urgently Wanted
Bridegroom Urgently Wanted1971 · Writer
A Crazy... Crazy... 40-year-old
A Crazy... Crazy... 40-year-old1970 · play
What a Man Has to Do to Survive
What a Man Has to Do to Survive1970 · play
I theia mou, i hipissa
I theia mou, i hipissa1970 · Writer
O gois
O gois1969 · play "Gabroi ap' to parathyro"
Captain Fandis Bastounis
Captain Fandis Bastounis1968 · writer
Greeks Have Pride
Greeks Have Pride1968 · play "Despoinis eton '39'"
O striglos pou egine arnaki
O striglos pou egine arnaki1968 · play "Mia kyria atyhisasa"
Dollar, Welcome
Dollar, Welcome1967 · play "O 6os amerikanikos stolos"
The Skinflint
The Skinflint1967 · play "Ena votsalo sti limni"
Groom from London
Groom from London1967 · play
My Daughter, the Socialist
My Daughter, the Socialist1966 · play
My Sister Deserves a Beating
My Sister Deserves a Beating1966 · play
Diplopennies
Diplopennies1966 · Writer
All Men Are the Same
All Men Are the Same1966 · Writer
Modern Cinderella
Modern Cinderella1965 · Writer
My Son... My Son...
My Son... My Son...1965 · play "Delistavrou kai Yios"
Come by on the First of the Month
Come by on the First of the Month1965 · play
A Matter of Earnestness
A Matter of Earnestness1965 · play "Anomali prosgeiosi"
The Old Days
The Old Days1964 · texts
Money and the Wretched
Money and the Wretched1964 · play "Ta fota tou Foti"
Ace of Spades
Ace of Spades1964 · Writer
I Will Treat You Like a Queen
I Will Treat You Like a Queen1964 · play
My Friend, Lefterakis
My Friend, Lefterakis1963 · play
Jack of All Trades, Master of None
Jack of All Trades, Master of None1963 · play
Siralardaki heyecanlar
Siralardaki heyecanlar1963 · writer
Throbs at the Desk
Throbs at the Desk1963 · writer
O kos pterarhos
O kos pterarhos1963 · play
I nyfi to 'skase
I nyfi to 'skase1962 · Writer
Otan leipi i gata!
Otan leipi i gata!1962 · Writer
Woe to the Young
Woe to the Young1961 · play
Lost Dreams
Lost Dreams1961 · play "I megali parenthesi"
Alice in the Navy
Alice in the Navy1961 · Writer
The Yellow Gloves
The Yellow Gloves1960 · play "I Rena exokeile"
Makrykostas and Kondogiorgis
Makrykostas and Kondogiorgis1960 · play
The Underdog
The Underdog1960 · Writer
The Policeman of the 16th Precinct
The Policeman of the 16th Precinct1959 · play
O Thymios takane thalassa
O Thymios takane thalassa1959 · play "I Liza ta thalassose"
Astero
Astero1959 · writer
Maiden's Cheek
Maiden's Cheek1959 · writer
Mrs. Midwife
Mrs. Midwife1958 · Writer
A Hero in His Slippers
A Hero in His Slippers1958 · play
Night Doings
Night Doings1957 · play "Ouden axiosimeioton"
Fanouris and His Clan
Fanouris and His Clan1957 · play
Trouble for Fathers
Trouble for Fathers1957 · play
Barrel Piano, Poverty and Carnations
Barrel Piano, Poverty and Carnations1957 · writer
The Auntie from Chicago
The Auntie from Chicago1957 · Writer
The Fortune Teller
The Fortune Teller1956 · Writer
Barrel Piano, Poverty and Earnestness
Barrel Piano, Poverty and Earnestness1955 · Writer
No Harm's Done
No Harm's Done1955 · play
Thanasis, the Politician
Thanasis, the Politician1954 · play

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