Writing
Alekos Galanos
Born May 1, 1922 — died June 1, 2008 · Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece
Alekos Galanos (Greek: Αλέκος Γαλανός, Mytilene, 01/05/1922 – Piraeus, 06/2008) was a Greek playwright. He wrote several plays, the most popular of which was the social drama The Red Lanterns. He developed a multitude of activities around the theater, serving it as a playwright, as an actor, as a director, as a theater teacher, as an organizer of amateur theater performances, etc. His professional career was as a civil servant (agronomist) at the Ministry of Agriculture, where he combined his knowledge and experience from the field of theater with the mass education of the country's rural popu… Alekos Galanos (Greek: Αλέκος Γαλανός, Mytilene, 01/05/1922 – Piraeus, 06/2008) was a Greek playwright. He wrote several plays, the most popular of which was the social drama The Red Lanterns. He developed a multitude of activities around the theater, serving it as a playwright, as an actor, as a director, as a theater teacher, as an organizer of amateur theater performances, etc. His professional career was as a civil servant (agronomist) at the Ministry of Agriculture, where he combined his knowledge and experience from the field of theater with the mass education of the country's rural population (1954-1985).More
