User:Aleksandar Sasa Petrovic

“ALEKSANDAR SASA PETROVIC,(born 1921) knjizevnik i knjizevni prevodilac, clan srpskog P.E.N. centra, slobodni umetnik (rodjen 17. X 1921, Varazdin). Studirao na University of Cambridge (Diploma of English Studies) i specijalizirao americku literaturu i jezik na Columbia University (New York).

Bio je sekretar Prve reparacione delegacije JNA u Hamburgu (1946-47), sekretar prve redakcije i novinar Knjizevnih novina (1948-50), sekretar knjizevnog casopisa Mladost (1950-52), a potom novinar u Engleskoj redakciji Radio – Jugoslavije (do 1955).

Od tada deluje kao slobodni umetnik. U jednom mandatu bio je predsednik UKPS. Autor je zbirke pripovedaka “Beogradjani” (1960), satiricne drame “Tri dana u paklu” (1961), oko 10 radio drama (“Crno – belo”, Neresiv problem…) i dve TV drame: “Crne i bele kosulje” (1963) i “Sladak zivot na srpski nacin” (1963-71).

Njegova drama “Tri dana u paklu” (1961) skinuta je prisilno sa repertoara Beogradskog dramskog pozorista kao “laz o nasoj socijalistickoj stvarnosti” (1962).

Preveo i prepevao oko 100 knjizevnih dela sa engleskog jezika (10 drama Sekspira, drame Beketa i Veskera, kao i romane Hakslija, Kupera, Hemingveja, F. S. Ficdzeralda, Apdajka, Rusdija, Selbija…), a na engleski je preveo drame A. Popovica, Nastasijevica i dr. Objavio i vise eseja o stranim piscima i prevodilastvu. Njegove pripovetke i drame prevodjene su na engleski, nemacki i holandski.

Bio je stipendista Fordove, a zatim i Fulbrajtove fondacije. Dobitnik je Nagrade “Milos N. Djuric” Udruzenja knjizevnih prevodilaca Srbije, za prevod Parova J.Apdajka. Zatim, “Nagrade za Zivotno” delo, 1996-te. Dva puta je predlagan za Oktobarsku nagradu Beograda. Odlikovan je Ordenom zasluga za narod i Ordenom Republike sa bronzanim vencem, za zasluge u srpskoj kulturi.

Dva puta je bio ozenjen

Prvi put Tanjom Petrovic sa kojom je proveo 35 godina od njihove 21-ve godine i ima cerku, Jelena Tinska http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1372250/bio glumicu i knjizevnicu od koje je dobio dve unuke.

Milicu Zelda Tinska http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0864046/, glumicu i Ljubicu Jentl Tinsku, slikarku, koja  mu je podarila tri praunuka.Fedora Kaana Krygiera, Artemona Aleksandra Tinskog i Vida Vlada Tinskog

Drugi put je bio ozenjen Gordanom Sakic.Iz tog braka ima cerku Katarinu.

Aleksandar Sasa Petrovic umro je 24-og januara 2000-te godine, u Krusevcu. Sahranjen je u Aleji znamenitih gradjana u Beogradu. “

Date of Birth

17 October 1921, Varazdin, Croatia, Yugoslavia

Date of Death

24 January 2000, Beograd, Serbia, Yugoslavia

Mini Biography

Aleksandar Petrovic was famous literary translator and writer. In 1996 in Beograd, his Society of literal translators gave him a special Award for Life achievement. Also they gave him a special Award “Milos Djuric” for Best translator. He also wrote many dramas, stories, and Plays for Theatre (“Tri dana u paklu” BDP), “Sladak zivot na Srpski nacin” (TV) Beograd, and “Crne i bijele kosulje” (TV) Zagreb. His father was Woislav M. Petrovitch – Late Ataché to the Serbian Royal Legislation to the Court of St. James.

IMDb Mini Biography By: W/Jelena Tinska

Spouse

Tanja Keseljevic	(13 January 1942 – 14 January 1977) (divorced) 1 child Gordana Sakic	(? – ?) (divorced) 1 child

Trivia

He is father of Jelena Tinska, actress and Katarina Petrovic, director. His grand-daughters are Zelda Tinska, actress and Yentl Tinska, artist. Yentl was married to Thomas Krygier. They have a son, Fedor Kaan Krygier.

Aleksandars first wife Tanja Keseljevic was sister of Stanislav Keseljevic, who was married to Denise Winckler, a daughter of France Lumiere, who was sister of’ ‘Auguste Lumiere’ and ‘Louis Lumiere’. They have a daughter Nathalie, and are now divorced.

Born:

October 17, 1921 in Varazdin, Croatia, Yugoslavia

Died:

January 24, 2000 (age 78) in Beograd, Serbia, Yugoslavia

Filmography Jump to: Writer | Miscellaneous Crew Hide Show Writer (6 titles) 1976 Kuhinja (TV movie) (adaptation / translation) 1974 Obesenjak (TV movie) (adaptation / translation) 1973 Bombardovanje Nju Hejvna (TV movie) (adaptation / translation) 1973 Proslava (TV movie) (adaptation / translation) 1971 Sladak zivot na srpski nacin (TV movie) 1963 Crne i bijele kosulje (TV movie) Hide Show Miscellaneous Crew (3 titles) 1976 Kuhinja (TV movie) (translator) 1974 Obesenjak (TV movie) (translator) 1973 Bombardovanje Nju Hejvna (TV movie) (translator) Personal Details Other Works:

Translations Hubert Selby: 1. Requiem for a Dream (Rekvijem za jedan san) 2. Last Exit for Brooklyn (Poslednje skretanje za Bruklin) See more » http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2462892/otherworks Alternate Names:

Aleksandar Sasa Petrovic | Aleksandar Vojislava Petrovic | Aleksandar Woislava Petrovic

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