Alekos Sakellarios (Αλέκος, Σακελλάριος)

Alekos Sakellarios (Greek: Αλέκος Σακελλάριος, 13 November 1913 in Athens – 28 August 1991 in Athens) was a Greek writer and a director.

He was born in Athens and grew up in Agios Panteleimonas and began to study journalism and acting at a young age. He wrote his first theatrical play in 1935 called The King of Halva. He entered the film industry and had roles in both screenwriting and directing.

He directed mainly with Christos Giannakopoulos and together they wrote and produced an estimated 140 works. The most popular include: The Germans Strike Again, Thanassakis o politevomenos, I theia ap' to Chicago, Dikoi mas Anthropoi, Ena votsalo sti limni, Kalos ilthe to dollario, Ta kitrina gantia, Otan Leipei i Gata, I Soferina, Laterna, Ftocheia kai Filotimo, Alimono stous Neous (Woe to the Young) and more. Many of these theatrical plays were transferred to the cinema with notable success.

He also wrote the lyrics of many songs (over 2,000). Among them were the successes: Garifallo st' Afti, Ypomoni, Asta ta Malakia sou (sung by Fotis Polymeris), Eho ena Mystiko and more.

The significant journalist Fredy Germanos called him the "most clever Greek of the 20th century".

He died in 1991 and is buried in the First Cemetery of Athens in a family grave.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 7, 1913 (Athens), Died August 28, 1991 (Athens)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1956

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 0GA554 10-in. before 9/3/1937 Zacharoplastēs ētan o bampas sou (Ζαχαροπλάστης ήταν ο μπαμπάς σου) Loudiana (Λουντιάνα) ; Panos Visvardis, (Πάνος Βισβάρδης) Female-male vocal duet composer  
Gramophone 0GA2398 10-in. 3/31/1956 Garouphalo st' auti (Γαρουφαλο στ' αυτι) G. Bithikotsis ; A. Klidoniaris ; E. Kotsoglou Vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sakellarios, Alekos (Σακελλάριος, Αλέκος)," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/341850.

Sakellarios, Alekos (Σακελλάριος, Αλέκος). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/341850.

"Sakellarios, Alekos (Σακελλάριος, Αλέκος)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/341850

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