Irena Vrkljan
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Born21 August 1930
Died23 March 2021 (aged 90)
OccupationsWriter, television producer
Irena Vrkljan | |
|---|---|
 Irena Vrkljan, from a 1964 publication of the US State Department | |
| Born | 21 August 1930 |
| Died | 23 March 2021 (aged 90) |
| Occupations | Writer, television producer |
Irena Vrkljan (21 August 1930[1] – 23 March 2021)[2] was a Croatian writer and translator.[3]
She was born in Belgrade[4] and was educated at Zagreb University and the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin. She lived in both Zagreb and Berlin, writing in both Croatian and German. Vrkljan wrote scripts for film and radio. She also translated works by Croatian authors into German.[3] In 1964, she toured the United States, sponsored in part by American Women in Radio and Television.[5]
In 2006, she was awarded the Vladimir Nazor Award.[6]
