Güngör Dilmen

 
Style of Art : Writer / playwright, dramatist
Branch of Art : Theater, dramatization
Art Profile :

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

City : Istanbul
Country : Turkey
Preferred Lang. : Turkish / English
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