Katerina Gogou
Katerina Gogou (Greek: Κατερίνα Γώγου; 1 June 1940 – 3 October 1993) was a Greek poet, author and actress. Before her suicide by pill overdose at the age of 53, Gogou appeared in over thirty Greek films.[1]
Katerina Gogou | |
---|---|
Born | |
Died | 3 October 1993 53) Exarcheia, Athens, Greece | (aged
Nationality | Greek |
Occupation | Artist, poet, actress |
Notable work | Films: To vary... peponi, Parangelia!, Ostria |
Children | Myrto Gogou |
Early life
Gogou was born in Athens, Greece. Early in her childhood she experienced the Axis occupation of Greece that began in 1941.[2]
One of her books, Three Clicks Left, was translated into English in 1983 by Jack Hirschman and published by Night Horn Books in San Francisco [3] and also into Turkish in 2018 by Turkish author Mahir Ergun and published by Belge International Publishing House in Istanbul. [4] The Greek title was 'Τρία κλικ αριστερά'; it was first published by Kastaniotis in 1978. Her poetry was known for its rebellious and anarcho-communist content.
Numerous poems written by Gogou appeared in Parangelia (παραγγελιά), a Greek film about the life of Nikos Koemtzis who, in 1973, killed three individuals (two of whom were policemen) and injured another eight at a bouzouki club in Athens over a dance.
Selected filmography
- Maiden's Cheek (1959) ..... Lazarou
- Law 4000 (1962) ..... Kleo
- And the Wife Shall Revere Her Husband (1965) ..... Pagona
- What Did You Do in the War, Thanasi? (1971) ..... Froso Karathanasi
References
- "Katerina Gogou". The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- Jack Hirschman translation of Three Clicks Left