Rozita Sokou passed away – She was hospitalized with a coronavirus

Journalist and writer Rozita Sokou passed away today, Tuesday, at the age of 98. A few days ago he was admitted to the hospital with coronavirus.

The announcement of Rozita Sokou’s death was made by her daughter:

“Today, Tuesday, December 14, at 8.35 a.m. My mother Rozita Sokou died at Alexandra Hospital, where she had been hospitalized for a few days with a coronavirus. According to her wish, there will be incineration in a closed circle without participants and later, when I am done and I am well, we will have a party with the friends for the scattering of the ashes and the way.

Born on 9.9.1923, she had recently celebrated her 98th birthday and had just completed the 2nd, augmented and improved edition of her monumental autobiography entitled “The Century of Rosita”. The century of course did not reach him, but better for her, because she was already very tired and distressed.

I am not writing to you anymore because I am in a difficult situation in the hospital. Do not write too many vices and inaccuracies if you can. These hurt a lot. You will find interesting and useful material on the Rozita Sokou YouTube channel

Irene Maradei “.

He was born on September 9, 1923 in Plaka, Athens and grew up in Psychiko. She was the daughter of journalist, playwright and publisher Georgios Sokos and Titika Michailidou, originally from Smyrna. In 1937 her father died after a long illness and she started working as a translator and language teacher. In 1957 she married the Italian journalist Manli Maradei and left for Italy. In 1958 he had his daughter Irene and in 1961 he returned with her to Greece. He had two grandchildren, Tancredi-Emilio (1993) and Lavinia-Farida (1997).

According to ESIEA in an announcement, Rozita Sokou was born in Athens in 1923. After completing her high school studies, she attended the School of Fine Arts and the Drama School of Vassilis Rotas. She began her journalistic career in 1946, as a contributor to Hollywood magazine. This was followed by the newspapers “Oi Kairoi”, “Anexartisia”, “Kathimerini”, “Athens News”, “Il Reporter” and “Italia Domani”, “Mesimvrini”, “Acropolis”, “Apogevmatini”, “Ethnos”, as well as and the magazines “Icons”, “Current”, “First”, “Men’s Look”, “Telerama”, “Child and Young Parents”.

“Rozita Sokou, for more than sixty years, has worked hard as an art writer, theater, film and dance critic, charting a brilliant career in Greek journalism. In her long career she had the opportunity to meet, collaborate and socialize with great personalities of Art, from Greece and abroad. Distinguished artists, who left their own strong imprint and who recognized its knowledge, talent and consistency. Her deep culture and the fact that she was multilingual, allowed her to translate and adapt a number of plays and books while she also leaves a writing legacy. In addition to her collaboration with newspapers and magazines, Rozita Sokou was present on Greek television and radio, “notes the Board of Directors of ESIEA, concluding by saying” goodbye to her good colleague and mourning her beloved daughter Irene Maradei, who continues her journalistic career. family tradition “.

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