Antigone Metaxa-Krontera (Greek: Î'ντιγόνη
Μεταξά-ÎšÏ Î¿Î½Ï„Î·Ï Î¬; 1905â€"1971) was a Greek children's
author. She was also known as Theia Lena (Θεία ΛÎνα, "Aunt
Lena").She studied theatre and first worked as an actress. In 1932,
she founded the first Greek children's theatre. During the late 1930s,
she established the first weekly radio programs for children in
Greece. Later she performed on television, hosting a show called
Kalispera paidakia (Good evening, children).She published around 200
children's books, including 50 that she wrote herself. She published a
children's encyclopedia, the first published in Greek. She also was
editor for a children's newspaper which was published twice monthly.
Μεταξά-ÎšÏ Î¿Î½Ï„Î·Ï Î¬; 1905â€"1971) was a Greek children's
author. She was also known as Theia Lena (Θεία ΛÎνα, "Aunt
Lena").She studied theatre and first worked as an actress. In 1932,
she founded the first Greek children's theatre. During the late 1930s,
she established the first weekly radio programs for children in
Greece. Later she performed on television, hosting a show called
Kalispera paidakia (Good evening, children).She published around 200
children's books, including 50 that she wrote herself. She published a
children's encyclopedia, the first published in Greek. She also was
editor for a children's newspaper which was published twice monthly.
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