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Emil Botta (Romanian pronunciation: [eˈmil ˈbota]; 15 September 1911, Adjud – 24 July 1977, Bucharest) was a Romanian actor and writer.

Emil Botta
Emil Botta
Born	Emil Botta (1911-09-15)September 15, 1911 Adjud, Putna County, Kingdom of Romania
Died	July 24, 1977(1977-07-24) (aged 65) Bucharest, Romanian People's Republic
Resting place	Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest
Occupation	Actor, writer
Spouse	Maria Botta
Parents	Theodor Botta (father) Aglaia Botta, née de Franceschi (mother)
Relatives	Dan Botta

Together with Emil Cioran, Eugen Ionescu, and Arșavir Acterian [ro], he was a member of the literary group called Corabia cu ratați ("The Losers' Ship").[1]

Botta graduated in 1932 from the Dramatical Art Conservatory of Bucharest.[2]

He was married for a while to actress Maria Mimi Botta.[3]

He was the younger brother of poet Dan Botta.[4]

Poetry

• Întunecatul April (1937)
• Pe-o gură de rai (1943)
• Poezii, (1966)
• Versuri (includes Vineri), (1971)
• Poeme, (1974)
• Un dor fără saţiu, (1976)

Prose

• Trântorul, (1938) (second edition 1967)

Awards

• Premiul Fundaţiilor Regale (1937)
• Premiul "Mihai Eminescu" al Academiei Române (1967)

Legacy

In Romania, there is a national poetry festival named in his honor.[5] The Emil Botta National College in Adjud is named after him.[6]

Presence in English Language Anthologies

• Testament - 400 Years of Romanian Poetry - 400 de ani de poezie românească - bilingual edition - Daniel Ioniță (editor and principal translator) with Daniel Reynaud, Adriana Paul & Eva Foster - Editura Minerva, 2019 - ISBN 978-973-21-1070-6
• Romanian Poetry from its Origins to the Present - bilingual edition English/Romanian - Daniel Ioniță (editor and principal translator) with Daniel Reynaud, Adriana Paul and Eva Foster - Australian-Romanian Academy Publishing - 2020 - ISBN 978-0-9953502-8-1 ; LCCN - 202090783

References

• Doina Uricariu, Prefața la Emil Botta Le chevalier a l'escargot d'or /Cavalerul cu melc de aur, Editura Minerva, 1985
• Doina Uricariu, Prefață, note, tabel bio-bibliografic şi bibliografie selectivă la Emil Botta – interpretat de... Editura Eminescu, 1986.
• Doina Uricariu, Ecorșeuri: Structuri și valori ale poeziei românești moderne, Editura Cartea Românească, 1990. Eseuri şi studii despre literatura română interbelicã, privită în contextul creaţiei și mentalității europene.
• Doina Uricariu: Apocrife despre Emil Botta, Editura Universalia, București, 2001, ISBN 973-99880-9-1

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1939	Se aprind făcliile
1958	Bijuterii de familie
1960	Viața nu iartă
1960	Cînd primavara e fierbinte
1962	A Bomb Was Stolen	Somerhot
1962	Poveste sentimentală	Dr. Pantazi
1964	Pași spre lună
1965	Forest of the Hanged	Captain Cervenko
1965	The White Moor	Rosu Imparat
1966	Șah la rege	Deliu
1966	Răscoala	Anton Nebunul
1966	Faust XX	Faust
1966	Dacii	Grand Priest
1967	The Subterranean	Barbu
1967	Lettre à Carla	Le professeur
1968	The Column	Marele Preot – al Dacilor
1968	Reconstituirea	Paveliu	d. Lucian Pintilie
1974	Dincolo de nisipuri	Prince Ipsilanti
1975	Mastodontul	Oscar Ocolescu
1976	Premiera	Vasilică Savu	(final film role)

External links

• Emil Botta at IMDb

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