
Person
Stefanos Fotiadis
Writing · 1913–1975 · Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]
Biography
Stefanos Fotiadis was a Greek actor, screenwriter and playwright. He studied theater at the Sokratis Karatinos Drama School. He began his career as an actor appearing with various troupes such as the National Theater of Vasilis Argyropoulos and post-war with the Hellenic Comedy troupe. From 1950 he turned to his writing activity, wrote many comedies and translated for theatrical plays by Molière and Sacha Guitry. He also adapted his works for the cinema, the first being Greedy for Everything (1952). He wrote 15 plays, many of which were transferred to the big screen, in adaptations by himself or other screenwriters. He was a board member of the Society of Greek Playwrights.
Known for

Oh, If I Only Were a Man
Director

Lazy like a dog
Director

Women want beat
Writer

My Brother, the Lord
Writer

An Italian in Greece
hotel owner

Thieves out!
Theatre Play

Deluxe Crazy
Director

My Groom, the Lawyer!
Theatre Play

Greedy for Everything
Writer

Hooray for Madness
Writer
Filmography
- 1968SatrapisWriter
- 1966My Brother, the LordWriter
- 1966Oh, If I Only Were a ManDirector
- 1963Deluxe CrazyDirector
- 1963Lazy like a dogDirector
- 1962Hooray for MadnessWriter
- 1962My Groom, the Lawyer!Theatre Play
- 1962Women want beatWriter
- 1961Thieves out!Theatre Play
- 1961The WastrelsWriter
- 1959Long live the poor childrenWriter
- 1958An Italian in Greecehotel owner
- 1952Greedy for EverythingWriter
- 1949The Red CliffTonis
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