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George Tabori ( György Tábori; 24 May 1914 – 23 July 2007) was a Hungarian writer and
and received British citizenship. In 1947 he emigrated to the United States, where he became a translator (mainly of works by Bertolt Brecht and
/ref> including Alfred Hitchcock's movie '' I Confess'' (1953). His first novel, ''Beneath The Stone'', was published in America in 1945. In the late 1960s, Tabori brought his own and the work of Brecht to many colleges and universities. At the
He died in Berlin, aged 93.
Obituary in ''The Times'', 2 October 2007
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George Tabori ( György Tábori; 24 May 1914 – 23 July 2007) was a Hungarian writer and theatre director
A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ...
.
Life and career
Tabori was born inBudapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
as György Tábori, a son of Kornél and Elsa Tábori. His father Kornél (Cornelius) was murdered in Auschwitz in 1944, but his mother and his brother Paul Tabori (writer and psychical researcher), managed to escape the Nazis. As a young man, Tabori travelled to Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci ...
but was forced to leave Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...
in 1935 because of his Jew
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ish background. He first went to London, where he worked for the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
...Max Frisch
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) and a screenwriterReuters via ABC News Australia, "Playwright George Tabori dies" 25 July 2007/ref> including Alfred Hitchcock's movie '' I Confess'' (1953). His first novel, ''Beneath The Stone'', was published in America in 1945. In the late 1960s, Tabori brought his own and the work of Brecht to many colleges and universities. At the
University of Pennsylvania
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he taught classes in dramatic writing which resulted in Werner Liepolt's ''The Young Master Dante'' and Ron Cowen
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Filmography
As a writer
* ''Queer as Folk'' (2000–2005) TV Series (developed by, writer) with Daniel Li ...
's ''Summertree''. His play ''The Niggerlovers
''The Niggerlovers'' was a 1967 play and featured the debut of Morgan Freeman; the original New York version starred Freeman and Stacy Keach.
Overview
A white professor lays his life on the line for social justice and is schooled by two African A ...
'' debuted in 1967 starring Morgan Freeman and Stacy Keach
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. Two of Tabori's plays in English -- ''The Cannibals'' and ''Pinkville''—were produced by Wynn Handman at the American Place Theatre
The American Place Theatre was founded in 1963 by Wynn Handman, Sidney Lanier, and Michael Tolan at St. Clement's Church, 423 West 46th Street in Hell's Kitchen, New York City, and was incorporated as a not-for-profit theatre in that year. Tenness ...
in New York City from 1968 through 1970. His play ''The Prince'' was filmed by John Boorman as ''Leo the Last
''Leo the Last'' is a 1970 British drama film co-written and directed by John Boorman, based on the play ''The Prince'' by George Tabori, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Billie Whitelaw.
Plot
The ennui-afflicted heir to a deposed Europea ...
'' (1970) with Marcello Mastroianni and Billie Whitelaw; the film won the Director's Prize at the Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...
in that year.
During his period in America, Tabori married Viveca Lindfors
Elsa Viveca Torstensdotter Lindfors (December 29, 1920 – October 25, 1995) was a Swedish stage, film, and television actress. She won an Emmy Award and a Silver Bear for Best Actress.
Biography
Lindfors was born in Uppsala, Sweden, the d ...
. In addition to his own child, Lena, with Lindfors, Tabori adopted Lindfors' two sons (from her marriage to film director Don Siegel
Donald Siegel ( ; October 26, 1912 – April 20, 1991) was an American film and television director and producer.
Siegel was described by ''The New York Times'' as "a director of tough, cynical and forthright action-adventure films whose taut ...
), John and Kristoffer. Kristoffer later became an actor and Lena a publisher.
In 1971, Tabori moved to Germany, where his new emphasis was theater work, and mainly worked in Berlin, Munich, and Vienna. His 1991 ''Goldberg Variations
The ''Goldberg Variations'', BWV 988, is a musical composition for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach, consisting of an aria and a set of 30 variations. First published in 1741, it is named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, who may also hav ...
'' is a satirical farce based on Biblical stories which end in disaster.
He died in Berlin, aged 93.
Screenplays
* '' Thunder in the East'' (1951, based on the novel '' The Rage of the Vulture'' byAlan Moorehead
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)
* '' I Confess'' (1953, based on the play ''Nos deux consciences'' by Paul Anthelme Bourde)
* '' The Young Lovers'' (1954)
* ''The Journey The Journey may refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Journey'' (1942 film), or ''El viaje'', an Argentine film
* ''The Journey'' (1959 film), an American drama starring Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, and Jason Robards about the Hungarian Revoluti ...
'' (1959)
* ''No Exit
''No Exit'' (french: Huis clos, links=no, ) is a 1944 existentialist French play by Jean-Paul Sartre. The play was first performed at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in May 1944. The play begins with three characters who find themselves waiting ...
'' (1962, based on the play ''No Exit
''No Exit'' (french: Huis clos, links=no, ) is a 1944 existentialist French play by Jean-Paul Sartre. The play was first performed at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in May 1944. The play begins with three characters who find themselves waiting ...
'' by Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (, ; ; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism (and phenomenology), a French playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and lit ...
)
* '' Secret Ceremony'' (1968, based on the short story ''Ceremonia secreta'' by Marco Denevi)
* ''Parades'' (1972)
Film adaptations
*''Crisis
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'' (1950, based on the short story ''The Doubters'')
*''Leo the Last
''Leo the Last'' is a 1970 British drama film co-written and directed by John Boorman, based on the play ''The Prince'' by George Tabori, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Billie Whitelaw.
Plot
The ennui-afflicted heir to a deposed Europea ...
'' (1970, based on the play ''The Prince'')
*' (1995, based on an autobiographical story)
*''Mein Kampf'' (2009, based on the play ''Mein Kampf'')
Awards and honors
*1983 Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis *1990 Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis *2001Kassel Literary Prize
The Kassel Literary Prize for Grotesque Humor (''Kasseler Literaturpreis für grotesken Humor''), established 1985, is an annual prize awarded by the city of Kassel and the Brückner-Kühner foundation in recognition of "grotesque and comic work" ...
*2001 Nestroy Theatre Prize for Lifetime achievement
Marriages
*Hannah Freund (1942–1954; divorced) *Viveca Lindfors
Elsa Viveca Torstensdotter Lindfors (December 29, 1920 – October 25, 1995) was a Swedish stage, film, and television actress. She won an Emmy Award and a Silver Bear for Best Actress.
Biography
Lindfors was born in Uppsala, Sweden, the d ...
(1954–1972; divorced); 1 stepson ( Kristoffer Tabori)
*Ursula Grützmacher-Tabori (1976–1984; divorced)
*Ursula Höpfner (1985–2007; his death)
References
Further reading
* *Russell, Susan. Masters thesis: BEYOND ALL TEARS: THE HOLOCAUST DRAMA OF GEORGE TABORI (University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1989) * * Martin Kagel, "Ritual Remembrance: George Tabori's ''The Cannibals'' in Transnational Perspective," in Martinson, Steven D. / Schulz, Renate A. (eds./Hrsg.), ''Transcultural German Studies / Deutsch als Fremdsprache: Building Bridges / Brücken bauen'' (Bern etc., Peter Lang, 2008) (Jahrbuch für Internationale Germanistik, Reihe A: Kongressberichte, 94).External links
Obituary in ''The Times'', 2 October 2007
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