Vangelis Goufas (91)

1925-01-22 - 2016-11-01 | Athens, Greece

Vangelis Goufas (Greek: Βαγγέλης Γκούφας, January 22, 1925 – November 1, 2016) was a Greek playwright, screenwriter and poet. He was born in Athens in January 1925. He studied law. He started working as a journalist and from a very early age he was involved in theater as a screenwriter. He also later worked in cinema, radio and television as well as with the advertising company "Gnomi". Vangelis Goufas had written many plays, film scripts, original radio sketches and parlaments, many adaptations for television and lyrics for many songs by well-known composers such as Hadjidakis, Theodorakis, Xarhakou, Kounadis, Plessas, etc., of which the most notable were "Dream Tied", "The Moon is Lost", "My Tears Are Hot", "The Cloud Brought Rain", etc. His first radio collaborations were in texts for the long-running radio series "My Little Bitter Love". Among his plays, the one-act plays stand out: “The Prison”, “The Return of the Benefactor”, “The Wrath”, “A Short Parenthesis”, as well as “A Door for 500 Drachmas”, “The Entrance and Exit of the World”, “Do Not Tread on the Grass” which he co-wrote with V. Andreopoulos. At the same time, he wrote many poetry collections. Vangelis Goufas was the founder of the theatrical formation “Twelve Curtains” and a founding member of the Greek Screenwriters’ Union. He was also a member of the Greek Playwrights’ Union and the Greek Center of the International Theatre Institute. In 2006, the Greek Screenwriters’ Union honored him particularly for his overall rich artistic contribution. He also spoke French and was a permanent resident of Athens. He passed away on November 1, 2016.