Agustina Bessa-Luís

Agustina Bessa-Luís, GOSE was a Portuguese writer. From 1986 and 1987, she was director of the daily O Primeiro de Janeiro (Porto). From 1990 to 1993, she was director of the D. Maria II National Theatre (Lisbon). Her novels have been adapted for the screen by director Manoel de Oliveira: Fanny Owen ("Francisca"), Abraham's Valley, and The Lands of Risk , in addition to the Party. Director João Botelho directed A Corte do Norte based on Agustina's homonymous novel.

15 October 1922

Born on the same birth date (15 October 1922): Preben Munthe

Born on the same birth day (15 October): Elisa Aguilar • Fela Kuti • Marie of Prussia • Nolito • Peter Koch (wood scientist) • Rod Wishart • Stacy Peralta • Stephen Clarke (writer)

Born in the same month (October 1922): Don Lenhardt • Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington • Léon Dion • Michel Galabru • Nat Clifton • Nils Liedholm • Olga Guillot • Preben Munthe • Ruby Dee • Shin Kyuk-ho • Teala Loring • Yang Chen-Ning