
Eugène Ionesco
- playwright
- poet
- literary critic
- diarist
- illustrator
- graphic artist
- film actor
- television actor
- film director
- translator
- writer
- teacher
- Born 1909-11-26
- Died 1994-03-28 (aged 84)
- Nationality Romania, France
- Years active 1932–1994
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Filmography
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| 1962 | The Seven Deadly Sins | Movie | director | 53 |
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1909 age 0
Born1962 age 53
1994 age 84
Died
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That's not it. That's not it at all. You always have a tendency to add. But one must be able to subtract too. It's not enough to integrate, you must also disintegrate. That's the way life is. That's philosophy. That's science. That's progress, civilization.
Eugène Ionesco, CC BY-SA 4.0
There are now many invisible people on stage.
Eugène Ionesco, CC BY-SA 4.0
All the plays that have ever been written, from ancient Greece to the present day, have never really been anything but thrillers... <br> Drama's always been realistic and there's always been a detective about...<br> Every play's an investigation brought to a successful conclusion.
Eugène Ionesco, CC BY-SA 4.0
We are all Victims of Duty.
Eugène Ionesco, CC BY-SA 4.0
I didn't mean you were stupid. It's just that you're not logical, which isn't the same thing at all.
Eugène Ionesco, CC BY-SA 4.0
Oh words, what crimes are committed in your name!
Eugène Ionesco, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Personal details
- Nationalities
- Romania, France
- Languages
- French, Romanian
- Years active
- 1932–1994
- Notable works
- The Chairs, Rhinoceros, The Killer, The New Tenant, The Bald Soprano
- Education
- Carol I National College, Fraţii Buzeşti National College, Saint Sava College, University of Bucharest