George Vraca

George Vraca
Born(1896-11-25)November 25, 1896
Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
DiedApril 17, 1964(1964-04-17) (aged 67)
Bucharest, Romanian People's Republic
Resting placeSfânta Vineri Cemetery, Bucharest
OccupationActor
Years active1926–1963 (film)

George Vraca (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdʒe̯ordʒe ˈvraka]; 1896–1964) was a Romanian stage and film actor.[1]

Born in Bucharest in an Aromanian family,[2] he attended the city's Matei Basarab High School.[3] He then studied at the Music and Drama Conservatory under the guidance of actor Nicolae Soreanu [ro].[2]

Vraca died in Bucharest at age 64, and was buried in the city's Sfânta Vineri Cemetery; his grave was declared a monument istoric in 2004.[4] A street in Sector 1 of Bucharest bears his name.

  1. ^ Goble p.23
  2. ^ a b "Vă mai amintiți de...George Vraca". Adevărul (in Romanian). September 2, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Istoric – monografie". basarab.ro. Matei Basarab National College. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Lista monumentelor istorice - Municipiul București". lege5.ro (in Romanian). Ministry of Culture (Romania). Retrieved August 15, 2024.