- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- November 26, 1909
- Place of Birth
- Slatina, Romania
- Died
- March 28, 1994
Eugène Ionesco
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 Albert Camus, explore concepts of absurdism. He was made a member of the Académie française in 1970, and was awarded the 1970 Austrian State Prize for European Literature, and the 1973 Jerusalem Prize. Ionesco was born in Slatina, Romania, to a Romanian father belonging to the Orthodox Christian church and a mother of French and Romanian heritage, whose faith was Protestant (the faith into which he…
Filmography
movieRhinocéros
2025 · Writer
movieAs Cadeiras
2022 · Writer
movieWhen Night Meets Dawn
2021
Josette and her Daddy
movieJosette and her Daddy
2010 · Writer
movieThe Chairs
2010 · Theatre Play
movieRhinocéros
2009 · Theatre Play
movieRegarding the Bald Singer...
2009 · Theatre Play
movieLucifer et moi
2009 · (archive footage 1982)
The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'
movieThe Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'
2003 · Self (archive footage)
movieI’m Going Home
2001 · Theatre Play
movieReplacing Dogs with Mixing
1993 · Writer
movieLa Cantatrice chauve
1991 · Theatre Play
movieTales for children under three
1989 · Self
tvSacrée soirée
1987 · Self
movieEugène Ionesco, voix and silences
1987 · Self
movieLe Roi des cons
1981 · Le pharmacien
movieLe roi se meurt
1978 · Theatre Play
movieO Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro
1976 · Theatre Play
tv30 millions d'amis
1976 · Self
tvApostrophes
1975 · Self
movieAriane
1974 · Minos
movieRhinoceros
1974 · Theatre Play
movieExit the King
1972 · Theatre Play
tvMidi trente
1972 · Self
movieThe Bald Soprano
1972 · Story
Schlamm
movieSchlamm
1970
Françoise et Udo...
movieFrançoise et Udo...
1968 · Self
movieAmédée ou comment s'en débarrasser
1968 · Writer
Studio III - Aus Kunst und Wissenschaft
tvStudio III - Aus Kunst und Wissenschaft
1965 · Self
movieRhinoceros
1964 · Original Story
Festival
tvFestival
1963 · Self - Introduction
movieLa Colère
1962 · Writer, Co-Director
movieThe Seven Deadly Sins
1962 · Screenplay
Stolarna
movieStolarna
1962 · Story
movieMonsieur Tête
1959 · Narrator, Writer
tvCinépanorama
1956 · Self