Theo van Gogh (film director)
Theodoor "Theo" van Gogh (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈteːjoː vɑŋ ˈɣɔx];[1] 23 Julie 1957 – 2 November 2004) wis a Dutch film director, film producer, telly director, telly producer, telly presenter, screenwriter, actor, creetic an author.
Theo van Gogh | |
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 Theo van Gogh in 2004 | |
| Born | Theodoor van Gogh 23 Julie 1957 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Dee'd | 2 November 2004 (aged 47) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Cause o daith | Assassinatit |
| Monuments | The Scream |
| Residence | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Naitionality | Dutch |
| Thrift | Film director, film producer, televeesion director, televeesion producer, televeesion presenter, screenwriter, actor, creetic, interviewer, author, columnist, blogger, activist |
| Years active | 1980–2004 |
| Notable wirk(s) | Blind Date, Interview, Submission, 06/05 |
| Bairns | Lieuwe van Gogh (born 1992) |
| Pawrents | Johan van Gogh (father) Anneke van Gogh (mother) |
| Kin | Theo van Gogh (great-grandfaither) Vincent van Gogh (great-granduncle) Henk Vonhoff (uncle) Johan Witteveen (granduncle) Willem Witteveen (grandnephew) |
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Van Gogh wirked wi the Somali-born writer an politeecian Ayaan Hirsi Ali tae produce the short film Submission (2004), which creeticised the treatment o weemen in Islam an resultit in an ootrage frae the Dutch Muslim commonty. On 2 November 2004, Van Gogh wis murthert bi Mohammed Bouyeri, a Dutch-Moroccan Muslim due tae his controversial film. The last film Van Gogh haed completit afore his daith, 06/05, wis a feectional exploration o the assassination o Dutch politeecian Pim Fortuyn which wis released in December 2004, a month follaein van Gogh's assassination.