Biography
Ivan Kušan (30 August 1933 – 20 November 2012) was a Croatian writer.
Kušan was born in Sarajevo, Kingdom of Yugoslavia to the family of Jakša Kušan, a bookstore owner. The family moved to Zagreb in 1939. At the age of ten Ivan discovered his writing talent and wrote his first novel.
Later, Kušan discovered a taste for world travel and visual arts. In the 1950s he worked on Radio Zagreb. From 1980 to 1994 he taught at the Drama Arts Academy of University of Zagreb.
He published his first book in 1956. His specialty became children's novels, and some of them, like Lažeš, Melita and Koko u Parizu, became very popular. In the later stages of his writing career, Kušan found a taste for erotic fiction. He also wrote a novel about famous outlaw Jovo Stanisavljević Čaruga, later adapted into 1991 motion picture.
Filmography
all 9
Movies 8
Writer 7
TV Shows 1
Creator 1
The Mystery of Green Hill (2017)
Love or Death (2014)
The Mysterious Boy (2013)
Koko and the Ghosts (2011)
Charuga (1991)
You're Lying, Melita (1983)
Crime at School (1982)
The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla (1980)
The Parting Song (1979)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1933-08-30
Deathday2012-11-20 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
ChildrenDaniel Kušan
FatherJakša Kušan
CitizenshipsCroatia
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