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Güngor Dilmen was born in Tekirdağ in 1930. In 1959, he won a first award with his play “Midas’in Kulakları” in a competition which was organized by Cinema-Theatre Magazine. In 1960, he graduated from the Department of Classic Philology in the Faculty of Letter at Istanbul University. He received a fellowship and went to the USA to study lighting effects on stages and theater plays at Yale University and Washington University between 1961and 1964. He also went to the Habimak Theatre in Tel Aviv and the National Theatre in Athens to research theaters. In 1964, Dilmen worked at the Lighting Department of the Istanbul Municipality Theatre. In 1966, he then started working at Istanbul Radio as a dramatist. Dilmen taught at Durham University (1971) and Anadolu University (1982-1983). Between 1976 and 1980, he was a chair both in the Dramaturgy Department and the Research and Analysis Department at the Istanbul Municipality Theatre. Dilmen served as a chief in the Theater Department of the TRT Istanbul Radio. As of today, he teaches at the State Conservatory in the Theater Department of Istanbul University.
Plays:
Galile′nin Günahları, Osmanlı Dram Kumpanyası, Hakimiyeti Milliye Aş Evi, Kurban, Aşkımız Aksarayın En Büyük Yangını, Ben Anadolu , Bağdat Hatun, Deli Dumrul, Midas′ın Kulakları, Midas′ın Kör Düğümü, Akad′ın Yayı, Troya İçinde Vurdular Beni, İttihat ve Terakki (film scenario), Bağdat Hatun (TV drama scenario)
Awards:
1959, Cinema –Theater magazine, the first prize, “Midas′ın Kulakları”
1963, Halkevleri General Center, Şinasi Efendi Theater Award, “Canlı Maymun Lokantası”
1967, İlhan İskender Gratuity, “Kurban”
1970, Yunus Nadi Senario Competition, the first prize (with Oktay Arayıcı), “Anzavur”
1975, Türk Dil Kurumu, “Ak Tanrılar”
1976, TDK Play Award
1979, Muhsin Ertuğrul Play Award, “Deli Dumrul”
1984, Enka Art Award, “Devlet Ve İnsan”
1984, International Industry and Commerce Bank Theater play competition, the first prize, “Ben Anadolu: Söylenceden Gerçeğe”
1986, Ulvi Uraz Theater award, “Ben Anadolu: Söylenceden Gerçeğe”
1988, İş Bankası Theater signal reward, “Aşkımız Aksaray’ın En Büyük Yangını”
1990, İsmet Küntay Award, “Aşkımız Aksaray’ın En Büyük Yangını”
1990, An award from the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, “Troya İçinde Vurdular Beni”
His works:
Ayak Parmakları (1960), Avcı Karkap (1960), Canlı Maymun Lokantası (1964), Midas’ın Kulakları (1965), Kurban (1967), Bağdat Hatun (1982), Deli Dumrul (1982) (with “Akad’ın Yayı”), Ak Tanrılar (1983), Hasan Sabbah (1983)
Reference: /ansiklopedi.turkcebilgi.com; wikipedia.org; turkceciler.com; okimdir.com |
