Alexandru Kirițescu (28 March 1888 – 9 April 1961) was a

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, best known for his 1929 play ''Gaiţele'' (''The Magpies''), also called ''Cuibul de viespi'' (''The Wasp's Nest'')."Vă mai amintiţi de... Alexandru Kiriţescu"
''Adevărul'', 8 June 2010; accessed 16 June 2013.

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1888 births 1964 deaths People from Pitești Romanian journalists Recipients of the Order of the Star of the Romanian Socialist Republic 20th-century Romanian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century journalists Burials at Bellu Cemetery {{Romania-writer-stub