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Theodoor van Gogh was a male Dutch television presenter, program maker, columnist, and film director. Born in Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, in 1957, he was educated at the University of Amsterdam. His professional career began in 1982 and concluded in 2004. He spoke and wrote in Dutch and identified as an atheist.
Van Gogh is noted for his work on the film *Submission*. He was killed in Amsterdam on November 2, 2004, by Mohammed Bouyeri. The cause of his death was a gunshot wound and a stab wound, classified as a homicide. He was a citizen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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Film & TV
Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Theodoor (Theo) van Gogh (The Hague, July 23, 1957 – Amsterdam, November 2, 2004) was a Dutch director, actor, screenwriter, columnist, programme maker, and television presenter.
Known for
- Theo van Gogh: The Yearning — Self (archive footage)2024
- Eenmotorige Mug — Self2004
- Interview — Himself2003
- Venus in Furs2001
- Terrorama! — religious maniac2001
- Big Brother VIPS2000
- Wintertijd — Self1999
- Koos Tak's Lonely War1996
- Flodder1993
- The Northerners — Fat Willy1992
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Key facts
- Born
- Theodoor van Gogh , ( 1957-07-23 ) 23 July 1957, The Hague , Netherlands
- Died
- 2 November 2004 (2004-11-02) (aged 47), Amsterdam , Netherlands
- Cause of death
- Murder ( gunshots and stab wounds )
- Monuments
- The Scream
- Years active
- 1980–2004
- Notable work
- Blind Date , Interview , Submission , 06/05
- Children
- Lieuwe van Gogh
- Relatives
- Vincent Willem van Gogh (grandfather) , Theo van Gogh (great-grandfather) , Vincent van Gogh (great-granduncle) , Henk Vonhoff (uncle) , Johan Witteveen (first cousin once removed) , Willem Witteveen (second cousin)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Wassenaar
- Place of death
- Amsterdam
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- Dutch
- Religion
- atheism
- Notable work
- Submission
- Official website
- www.theovangogh.nl
- Image
- TheoVanGogh.jpg
- Significant event
- assassination of Theo van Gogh
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- Theo van Gogh
- date of birth
- 1952-07-23
- date of death
- 2004-11-02
- killed by
- Mohammed Bouyeri
- cause of death
- stab wound
- relative
- Henk Vonhoff
- manner of death
- homicide
- start of work period
- 1982-00-00
- end of work period
- 2004-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Theo van Gogh
- birth name
- Theodoor van Gogh
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Encyclopedic overview
Theodoor "Theo" van Gogh ( Dutch: [ˈteːjoː vɑŋ ˈɣɔx]; 23 July 1957 – 2 November 2004) was a Dutch film director. He directed Submission: Part 1, a short film written by Somali writer and politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali, which criticised the treatment of women in Islam in strong terms. On 2 November 2004, he was murdered by Mohammed Bouyeri, a Dutch-Moroccan Islamist who objected to the film's message. The last film Van Gogh had completed before his murder, 06/05, was a fictional exploration of the assassination of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn. It was released posthumously in December 2004, a month after Van Gogh's death, and two years after Fortuyn's death.
Early life
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