Dimitrios Bogris

Dimitrios Bogris was a famous Greek playwright of Hellenic theater. He was born in Salamis Island in 1890. He studied natural sciences in Athens and Paris. For one year, he was a professor in secondary education, but rapidly he devoted his time and passions to journalism.
His first play was Giatros Mavridis ; it was produced in 1921 in the royal Hellenic theatre. Four years later wrote the Arravoniasmata, which was played in 1936. With this play was proved one of the greatest playwrights of Greece.
Other plays were: Drakaina in 1928, to Bourini in 1933, i Kainourgia zoi in 1936, oi Fouskothalassies in 1937, to Koritsi tou limaniou in 1947, which became movie and screened by Greek Cinema in 1952.
He died in Athens in 1964.
The former mayor of Salamis, Athanasios Makris, named a chamber of Salamis City Hall with the name of Dimitrios Bogris.