Dinu Cocea Explained

Dinu Cocea
Birth Name:Constantin Cocea
Birth Date:22 September 1929
Birth Place:Periș, Ilfov County, Romania
Death Place:Paris, France
Education:Gheorghe Lazăr High School
Alma Mater:Institute of Theatre and Cinematographic Art
Occupation:Actor, film director, screenwriter
Spouse:Elena Cocea
Children:Oana
Years Active:1958–1982

Constantin "Dinu" Cocea (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /konstanˈtin (ˈdinu) ˈkotʃe̯a/; 22 September 1929 – 26 December 2013) was a Romanian actor, film director and screenwriter.

Biography

Dinu Cocea was born in Periș,[1] into a well-known theatrical family; his relatives included N. D. Cocea, Alice Cocéa, and Dina Cocea. He completed his secondary studies at the Gheorghe Lazăr High School[2] and then studied at the Institute of Theatre and Cinematographic Art in Bucharest, graduating in 1953.[3]

In 1985 he emigrated to France.[4] Cocea died from heart failure on 26 December 2013, aged 84, in Paris. He was survived by his daughter, Oana.[5]

Filmography

As director

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Regizorul Dinu Cocea a incetat din viață. ro. Emanuel . Lăzărescu. cinefan.ro. December 28, 2013. October 1, 2022.
  2. Web site: Colegiul Național Gheorghe Lazăr, mândria Sectorului 5. ro. cetateanul.net. Marian. Ghiteanu. November 20, 2020. October 1, 2022.
  3. Web site: Obituary: Dinu Cocea. Iulia Blaga. filmneweurope.com. January 24, 2014. December 21, 2019.
  4. Web site: "Dinu Cocea rămâne unul dintre cei mai interesanţi cineaşti de dinainte de Revoluţie". ro. Irina Margareta. Nistor. Adevărul. December 29, 2013. October 1, 2022.
  5. Web site: Romanian Director, Writer Dinu Cocea Dies at 84. 28 December 2013. The Hollywood Reporter. 29 December 2013.