Iakovos Kampanellis is a Director and Scriptwriter Grec born on 2 december 1922 at Naxos (Grece)
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Nationality GreceBirth 2 december 1922 at Naxos (
Grece)
Death 29 march 2011 (at 88 years) at Athens (
Grece)
Iakovos Kambanelis (or Kampanellis) (Greek: Ιάκωβος Καμπανέλλης; December 2, 1921 – March 29, 2011) was a Greek poet, playwright, screenwriter, lyricist, and novelist. Born 2 December 1922 in Hora in the island of Naxos, Kambanelis appears as one of the most prominent Greek artists of the 20th century. As a survivor of the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, he authored a Mauthausen cantata[1] with music by Mikis Theodorakis[2]. He has also written a book known as Mauthausen describing his experiences from the concentration camp. He authored at least 12 films and he directed two of them. In addition, he was known as a verse writer and for his membership at the board of
the Cultural Foundation of the National Bank of Greece (MIET – Morfotiko Idryma Ethnikis Trapezis), along with some of the most prominent Greek artists[3].
Iakovos Kambanelis was rushed at hospital on February 4, 2011 due to complications of his long-term kidney failure.
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