Titus Viorel Popovici (16 May 1930 – 29 November 1994) was a Romanian

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

and author.

Biography

He graduated from the

University of Bucharest The University of Bucharest (UB) () is a public university, public research university in Bucharest, Romania. It was founded in its current form on by a decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza to convert the former Princely Academy of Bucharest, P ...

in 1953. Two years later, he published his first novel, ''Străinul'' (The Stranger). His first screenplay appeared in 1957. It was an adaptation of the novel ''Moara cu noroc'' (The Lucky Mill) by

Ioan Slavici Ioan Slavici (; 18 January 1848 – 17 August 1925) was a Romanian writer and journalist from Austria-Hungary, later Romania. He made his debut in ''Convorbiri literare'' ("Literary Conversations") (1871), with the comedy ''Fata de birău'' ("Th ...

. From then on, he concentrated on screenwriting, working with prominent directors such as

Liviu Ciulei Liviu Ciulei (; 7 July 1923 – 24 October 2011) was a Romanian theater and film director, film writer, actor, architect, educator, costume and set designer. During a career spanning over 50 years, he was described by ''Newsweek'' as "one of th ...

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and

Sergiu Nicolaescu Sergiu Florin Nicolaescu (; 13 April 1930 – 3 January 2013) was a Romanian people, Romanian film director, actor and politician. He was best known for his historical films, such as ''Michael the Brave (film), Mihai Viteazul'' (1970, released in ...

. In 1974, he became a corresponding member of the

Romanian Academy The Romanian Academy ( ) is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest, Romania, in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary domains. The academy has 181 active members who are elected for life. According to its bylaws, the academy's ma ...

and joined the

Writers' Union of Romania The Writers' Union of Romania (), founded in March 1949, is a professional association of writers in Romania. It also has a subsidiary in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova. The Writers' Union of Romania was created by the communist regime by takin ...

. He was also a member of the Central Committee of the

Romanian Communist Party The Romanian Communist Party ( ; PCR) was a communist party in Romania. The successor to the pro-Bolshevik wing of the Socialist Party of Romania, it gave an ideological endorsement to a communist revolution that would replace the social system ...

and served in the Great National Assembly as a Deputy from

Bihor County Bihor County (, ) is a county (județ) in western Romania. With a total area of , Bihor is Romania's 6th largest county geographically and the main county in the historical region of Crișana. Its capital city is Oradea (Nagyvárad). Toponymy ...

. He died as the result of an automobile accident near Tulcea. It was later suggested that his death was not accidental but, rather, that he was eliminated because he knew too much about the Party's former

Nomenklatura The ''nomenklatura'' (; from , system of names) were a category of people within the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries who held various key administrative positions in the bureaucracy, running all spheres of those countries' activity: ...

. A street in Oradea was named after him in 2002.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Mill of Good Luck ''The Mill of Good Luck'' () is a 1955 Romanian drama film directed by Victor Iliu. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. It is a version of the novella ''Moara cu noroc'' ("The lucky mill"), published in the collection '' Nuvele ...

'' (1955) * ''

Thirst Thirst is the craving for potable fluids, resulting in the basic instinct of animals to drink. It is an essential mechanism involved in fluid balance. It arises from a lack of fluids or an increase in the concentration of certain osmolites, suc ...

'' (1961) * '' Forest of the Hanged'' (1964) * '' Dacii'' (1967) * ''

The Column ''The Column'' () is a 1968 Romanian historical film directed by Mircea Drăgan. The film was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 41st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The action starts n ...

'' (1968) * ''

Michael the Brave Michael the Brave ( or ; 1558 – 9 August 1601), born as Mihai Pătrașcu, was the Prince of Wallachia (as Michael II, 1593–1601), Prince of Moldavia (1600) and ''de facto'' ruler of Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711), Transylvani ...

'' (1970) * ''

Then I Sentenced Them All to Death ''Then I Sentenced Them All to Death'' () is a 1972 Romanian historical and social film about World War II. It was directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu. It was released on 24 August 1972 in Romania. Plot The story follows a young boy who is adopted by ...

'' (1972) * ''

Cu mâinile curate ''Cu mâinile curate'' (''With Clean Hands'') is a 1972 Romanian crime thriller film directed by and starring Sergiu Nicolaescu. Plot Set in post war Romania, Roman Mihai, a communist who was tortured by the fascists during the war, is now a ...

'' (1972) * '' Ultimul cartuş'' (1973) * ''

The Actor and the Savages ''The Actor and the Savages'' () is a 1975 Romanian drama film directed by Manole Marcus. Inspired by the life of actor Constantin Tănase, it stars Toma Caragiu. It was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Toma Caragi ...

'' (1975) * ''

The Actress, the Dollars and the Transylvanians The Actress, the Dollars and the Transylvanians (''Artista, dolarii şi ardelenii'' in Romanian) is a 1979 Romanian film directed by Mircea Veroiu''International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- And Costume Designers in Film: Albania, Bulgari ...

'' (1979) * ''

Mircea Mircea is a Romanian language, Romanian masculine given name, a form of the South Slavic name, South Slavic name Mirče (Мирче) that derives from the Slavic word ''mir'', meaning 'peace'. It may refer to: People Princes of Wallachia * M ...

'' (1989)

References

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* 1930 births 1994 deaths People from Oradea Corresponding members of the Romanian Academy 20th-century Romanian screenwriters Road incident deaths in Romania {{screenwriter-stub