- Birthday
- 1876-01-19
- Deathday
- 1948-05-13
Milan Begović
WritingBiography
Milan Begović (1876–1948) was a Croatian writer, born in Vrlika, in the territory of today's Croatia. He was educated in Split, Zagreb and Vienna and spent some time as high school professor in Split before moving to Hamburg and Vienna to pursue career in theatre. Begović wrote stories and novels, but remains best known for his plays. The best known titles are Pustolov pred vratima (Adventurer at the Door) and Amerikanska jahta u splitskoj luci (American Yacht in Split Harbour). He also wrote the lyrics for a famous Croatian opera Ero s onoga svijeta (Ero the Joker, literally Ero from the othe...