Rosita Sokou
Rosita Sokou[1] (Greek: Ζωή Μαρία (Ροζίτα) Σώκου, Zoi Maria (Rozita) Sokou; 9 September 1923 – 14 December 2021) was a Greek journalist,[2] author, playwright and translator. Sokou was one of the first women journalists in Greece.[3] From 1977–1983 she became a celebrity as part of a panel in the TV Show Na I Efkeria. In 1992–1993 she went on to host her own TV show at New Channel called Visitors at Night.
Sokou died from COVID-19 in Athens, on 14 December 2021, at the age of 98.[4][5]
Works
Articles
Newspapers
- Oi kairoi (1948–50)
- Anexartisia (1949)
- Vradini (1949–1955)
- Athens News (1952–1960)
- Kathimerini (1953–1957 and 1960–1967, 1974–1987)
- Mesimvrini (1961–1965)
- Acropolis (1969-
- Apoghevmatini (1970–2005)
- Ethnos tis Kyriakis
- Kosmos tou ependyti
Magazines
- Hollywood (1946)
- Eikones (1953–1957 and 1961–1967)
- Ekloghi (1955–1961)
- Epikaira (1967)
- Proto (1967–68)
- Paidi kai Neoi goneis
- Tilerama (1984–2005)
TV and radio shows
Radio
- "Lithoi kai keramoi" – with Kostas Ferris
- "Episkeptes tis nichtas" – with various guests
TV
- "Na i efkairia" (Here is your chance) (1977–1983) member of the panel
- "Oneira sto fos : Na i efkairia – new version" 1997 at Channel 5
- "Oi episkeptes tis nychtas" (The night visitors) (1992–1993) New Channel
Films
- Pros tin eleftheria (by Haris Papadopoulos) 1996
Translations
Books and comics
- Bergman: The trilogy of silence (3 screenplays) Ed. Galaxias
- Bergman: Three screenplays “Wild strawberries”, “The seventh seal” Ed. Galaxias, reprinted by ed. Hermias, ISBN 960-216-039-X
- Aldous Huxley: The genius and the goddess
- Stanislaw Lem: Cyberiad (1979) ed. Kaktos
- Stanislaw Lem: Solaris (1961) ed. Kastaniotis
- Isaac Asimov: I, robot ed. Galaxias
- Fantastika diighimata (Anthology of Science Fiction short stories) Ed. Galaxias, 1961
- Chanel la solitaire Ed. Galaxias
- Charensol: Histoire du cinema Ed. Papyros-Larousse
- Corto Maltese (many titles) for Mammouth Comics editions
Theatre
- Shock – by Sam Shepard 1995
- Sea View – by Edward Albee 1996
- Harvest – by Manjula Padmanabhan (with I. Maradei) – 1988
- Jesabel – by Jean Anouilh (with I. Maradei)- 1999
Theatrical adaptions
- Lenz, from the work of Georg Büchner
- The Portrait of Dorian Gray – from Oscar Wilde's novella 1977, for Dimitri Potamitis, also produced in 2000 with Stratos Tzortzoglou in the leading role
Original writings
- The encephalopod – S.F. short story, first published in “Italia domani” magazine (Rome, 1960) and, in Greek, in the “Ekloghi” magazine #183 (19-6-1960)
- Nureyev – about her first meeting with the famous dancer/choreographer Ed. Kaktos, Athens, 1982
- Anastassios – a profile of the late ballet dancer Anastasios Vitoros Ed. Kaktos, Athens, 1985
- Nureyev – as I knew him – expanded version, a full biography, with the collaboration of Irene Maradei Ed. Kaktos, Athens, 2003 ISBN 960-382-503-4
- Quai Voltaire – theatrical play Ed. Hatzinikoli, Athens, 1990–91
- Mario and I, about singer Mario Frangoulis Ed. Kastaniotis, December 2005 ISBN 960-03-4126-5
- Rosita's Century, a 2-volume autobiography edited by her daughter Irene Maradei. Ed. Odos Panos, November 2018 ISBN 9789604773039
References
- ↑ Vrasidas Karalis, History of Greek Cinema, Continuum, 2012, p. 48.
- ↑ "Ροζίτα Σώκου: "Σιχαίνομαι τις πικραμένες μετριότητες"".
- ↑ "Τα δύο πρόσωπα της Ροζίτας Σώκου". 2013-09-12.
- ↑ "Τέλος εποχής: Εφυγε η Ροζίτα Σώκου - FLIX" (in el). flix.gr. https://flix.gr/news/rosita-sokou-rip.html. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ↑ Esteemed journalist Rosita Sokou, 98, passes away. Ekathimerini. 14 December 2021. https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1173762/esteemed-journalist-rosita-sokou-98-passes-away/. Retrieved 14 December 2021.