George Vraca
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| Born | November 25, 1896 |
| Died | April 17, 1964 (aged 67) Bucharest, Romanian People's Republic |
| Resting place | Sfânta Vineri Cemetery, Bucharest |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1926–1963 (film) |
George Vraca (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdʒe̯ordʒe ˈvraka]; 1896–1964) was a Romanian stage and film actor.[1]
Born in Bucharest in an Aromanian family,[2] he attended the city's Matei Basarab High School.[3] He then studied at the Music and Drama Conservatory under the guidance of actor Nicolae Soreanu.[2]
Vraca died in Bucharest at age 64, and was buried in the city's Sfânta Vineri Cemetery; his grave was declared a monument istoric in 2004.[4] A street in Sector 1 of Bucharest bears his name.
Selected filmography
[edit]- Datorie și sacrificiu (1926)
- Se aprind făcliile (1939)
- Life Triumphs (1951)
- The Bugler's Grandsons (1953)
- The Sun Rises (1954)
- Tudor (1963)
References
[edit]- ^ Goble p.23
- ^ a b "Vă mai amintiți de...George Vraca". Adevărul (in Romanian). September 2, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ "Istoric – monografie". basarab.ro. Matei Basarab National College. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ "Lista monumentelor istorice - Municipiul București". lege5.ro (in Romanian). Ministry of Culture (Romania). Retrieved August 15, 2024.
Bibliography
[edit]- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
[edit]- George Vraca at IMDb
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