Ghelderode, Michel de
Born: 1898 AD
Died: 1962 AD, at 64 years of age.
Nationality:
Belgian
Categories:
Dramatist
1898 - He was born as Adhémar Adolphe Louis Martens in Ixelles.
1924 - Married to Jeanne-Françoise Gérard. .
- His works often deal with the extremes of human experience, from death and degradation to religious exaltation.
1927 - Wrote plays "Christopher Columbus.
1928 - "Barabbas".
1929 - "Pantagleize".
1929 - "Chronicles of Hell".
1934 - His play La Balade du grand macabre served as inspiration for György Ligeti's opera Le Grand Macabre.
1962 - Michel de Ghelderode died.
wrote plays "Christopher Columbus" 1927, "Barabbas" 1928, "Pantagleize" 1929, "Chronicles of Hell" 1929
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