Thế Lữ, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thế Lữ

Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1907

Place of Birth: Hanoi, Vietnam

Date of Death: 03-Jun-1989

Profession: poet, politician

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Th? L? (June 10, 1907 – June 3, 1989; born Nguy?n Ðình L? or Nguy?n Th? L?) was a Vietnamese poet and author.
He became known as one of the pioneers of the Tho M?i Movement with several critically acclaimed and popular poems.
He joinejd T? L?c van doàn, and worked as a journalist, critic and editor for the newspapers Phong Hóa and Ngày Nay. After 1937 Th? L? changed his interest to drama.
He joined Viet Minh's side during the First Indochina War.
After the war he continued drama activities and is credited for professionalizing the Vietnamese drama scene.
He was awarded People's artist in 1984 and Ho Chi Minh Prize for culture in 2000.