Eugène Ionesco
Birthday
1909/11/26
Day of death
1994/03/28 (84 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Slatina, Romania
Also know as
Eugen Ionescu, Eugene Ionesco
Biography
Eugène Ionesco (born Eugen Ionescu, 26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote mostly in French, and was one of the foremost figures of the French avant-garde theatre in the 20th century. Ionesco instigated a revolution in ideas and techniques of drama, beginning with his "anti play", The Bald Soprano which contributed to the beginnings of what is known as the Theatre of the Absurd, which includes a number of plays that, following the ideas of the philosopher Al...Read more
Acting
(1970) Schlamm
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(2021) When Night Meets Dawn
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(2009) Lucifer et moi
as (archive footage 1982)
(1959) Monsieur Tête
as Narrator
(1968) Françoise et Udo...
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(1974) Ariane
as Minos
(1989) Tales for children under three
as Self
(1987) Eugène Ionesco, voix and silences
as Self
(2003) The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'
as Self (archive footage)
(1981) Le Roi des cons
as Le pharmacien
(1965) Studio III - Aus Kunst und Wissenschaft
as Self
(1972) Midi trente
as Self
(1956) Cinépanorama
as Self
(1975) Apostrophes
as Self
(1976) 30 millions d'amis
as Self
(1987) Sacrée soirée
as Self