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Steve Tesich
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Serbian-American screenwriter, playwright and novelist (1942-1996)
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Steve Tesich, born Стојан Тешић on 29 September 1942 in Užice, was an American and Yugoslav screenwriter, poet, writer, and playwright. He was educated at Columbia University and Indiana University. Tesich spoke Serbian and English, with Serbian as his native language. He died of a myocardial infarction on 1 July 1996 in Sydney.
His notable works include the play *Price*, *Division Street & other plays*, *Bambino [Breaking away]*, *Karoo*, and *Abspann*. Tesich received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, and was nominated for the same award. He is recognized in the Academy Award Best Original Screenplay collection.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 29 September 1942
- Died
- 1 July 1996
- Works
- 21
Top works
- Price
- Division Street & other plays
- Bambino [Breaking away]
- Karoo
- Abspann
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Place of birth
- Užice
- Place of death
- Sydney
- Occupation
- playwright
- Educated at
- Indiana University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Serbian
- Image
- Steve Tesich 003.jpg
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- Commons category
- Steve Tesich
- date of birth
- 1942-09-29
- date of death
- 1996-07-01
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- birth name
- Стојан Тешић
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