Ion Marin Sadoveanu
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Ion Marin Sadoveanu was a Romania
Romania
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n playwright.

Biography

He started his education at a grammar school in Constanţa
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, where his father practiced medicine
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. He continued at the "Mircea cel Bătrân" gymnasium, from which he graduated in 1908. He continued his education at the Saint Sava National College
Saint Sava National College
The Saint Sava National College is the oldest and one of the most prestigious high schools in Bucharest, Romania....

 of Bucharest (1908-1912). He then studied philosophy
Philosophy
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 in Bucharest and Paris. In 1926 he was appointed inspector of the theaters, being subsequently promoted to inspector general and in 1933 director general of the theaters and operas. Demoted in 1940, he worked as editor at the Timpul newspaper (1941-1942) and playwright of the National Theatre Bucharest
National Theatre Bucharest
The National Theatre Bucharest is one of the national theatres of Romania, located in the capital city of Bucharest.-Founding:It was founded as the Teatrul cel Mare din Bucureşti in 1852, its first director being Costache Caragiale...

 till 1944. He then was editor of Universul. In 1956 he was appointed director of the National Theatre Bucharest
National Theatre Bucharest
The National Theatre Bucharest is one of the national theatres of Romania, located in the capital city of Bucharest.-Founding:It was founded as the Teatrul cel Mare din Bucureşti in 1852, its first director being Costache Caragiale...

. From 1958 he was also a member of the National Commission for UNESCO
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