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Dgordg TaboryDirector, writer
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Content:
- Biography of George Tabori
- Work as a Translator and Screenwriter
- Academic Career and Playwriting
- Return to Germany and Theatrical Achievements
- Later Years and Death
Biography of George Tabori
Early Life and Escape from Nazi GermanyGeorge Tabori was a Hungarian writer and theater director. He was born in Budapest to Cornelius and Elsa Tabori. His father died in Auschwitz in 1944, but his mother and brother Paul managed to escape from the Nazis. Due to the threat to his life as a Jew, Tabori had to flee Berlin, where he had initially moved to. He then relocated to London, where he worked for the BBC and acquired British citizenship. In 1947, Tabori immigrated to the United States.
Work as a Translator and Screenwriter
Initially, Tabori worked as a translator and screenwriter. He translated the works of Bertolt Brecht, Max Frisch, and Thomas Mann into English. Additionally, he wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's film 'I confess'.
Academic Career and Playwriting
In the late 1960s, Tabori shifted his focus to academia. He taught playwriting at the University of Pennsylvania and influenced the creation of plays such as Werner Liepolt's 'The Young Master Dante' and Ron Cowen's 'Summertree'. Two of Tabori's own plays, 'The Cannibals' and 'Pinkville', were staged by Winnie Handman at the American Place Theatre in New York City from 1968 to 1970.
Return to Germany and Theatrical Achievements
In 1971, Tabori returned to Germany and became actively involved in theater once again. He primarily worked in Berlin, Munich, and Vienna. Tabori presented notable productions such as Shakespeare's 'Othello' and Leoncavallo's 'Pagliacci' in Germany and Austria. He also served as the adoptive father of actor Christopher Tabori after marrying Viveca Lindfors. Throughout his life, Tabori was married four times, with each marriage lasting for varying durations.
Later Years and Death
From 1975 to 1978, Tabori led an experimental theater laboratory in Bremen. He later worked at the Vienna Theater Circle from 1987 to 1990. Tabori passed away at the age of ninety-three in Berlin.
