Miguel Mihura
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Miguel Mihura Santos was a Spanish
playwright
. He is best known for his comedy Tres sombreros de copa (1932), a work of absurd humor that predates similar works by Beckett
or Ionesco
and that broke with many of the previous conventions of Spanish comic theatre.
Miguel Mihura was born in Madrid
in 1905. His father was an actor and theatrical producer
. When he was in his twenties, he wrote his best known comedy, Tres sombreros de copa, but its humour was not appreciated by the conservative pre-war Spanish society. Tres sombreros de copa was not staged until 1952, achieving a great success.
Mihura also wrote several screenplays in Spanish films during the Francoism. Most of them were cut by the censors and some do not exist. One of his greatest contributions was in Welcome Mr. Marshall!
(1953).
Spain
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playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
. He is best known for his comedy Tres sombreros de copa (1932), a work of absurd humor that predates similar works by Beckett
Samuel Beckett
Samuel Barclay Beckett was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet. He wrote both in English and French. His work offers a bleak, tragicomic outlook on human nature, often coupled with black comedy and gallows humour.Beckett is widely regarded as among the most...
or Ionesco
Eugène Ionesco
Eugène Ionesco was a Romanian and French playwright and dramatist, and one of the foremost playwrights of the Theatre of the Absurd...
and that broke with many of the previous conventions of Spanish comic theatre.
Miguel Mihura was born in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
in 1905. His father was an actor and theatrical producer
Theatrical producer
A theatrical producer is the person ultimately responsible for overseeing all aspects of mounting a theatre production. The independent producer will usually be the originator and finder of the script and starts the whole process...
. When he was in his twenties, he wrote his best known comedy, Tres sombreros de copa, but its humour was not appreciated by the conservative pre-war Spanish society. Tres sombreros de copa was not staged until 1952, achieving a great success.
Mihura also wrote several screenplays in Spanish films during the Francoism. Most of them were cut by the censors and some do not exist. One of his greatest contributions was in Welcome Mr. Marshall!
Welcome Mr. Marshall!
Welcome Mr. Marshall! is a 1953 Spanish comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga and considered one of the masterpieces of Spanish cinema...
(1953).