Petre Locusteanu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈpetre lokusˈte̯anu];
1883 â€" March 1919) was a Romanian journalist and humorist.He was
born in Bucharest. Locusteanu was hired to work at the National
Theater of Craiova [Wikidata], but proved unsuccessful as an actor,
which pushed him toward a career as a journalist. At Flacăra, he was
editor and drama columnist from 1911 to 1914, assisted by Ion Pillat.
In 1916, he edited his own bimonthly magazine, Ziarul meu; from 1917
to 1918, in the temporary World War I national capital of Iași, he
administered România newspaper. His first published work was the 1910
farce Nevasta lui CerceluÈ™. This was followed by brief biographies
and humorous sketches, collected as Cincizeci figuri contimporane
(1913) and Suntem nebuni (1914). His legacy among prose humorists is
modest, faring poorly in comparison with other writers of the pre-war
period, such as I. A. Bassarabescu, D. D. Pătrășcanu, Alexandru
Cazaban and Aurel P. Bănuț [Wikidata]. He committed suicide in 1919.
1883 â€" March 1919) was a Romanian journalist and humorist.He was
born in Bucharest. Locusteanu was hired to work at the National
Theater of Craiova [Wikidata], but proved unsuccessful as an actor,
which pushed him toward a career as a journalist. At Flacăra, he was
editor and drama columnist from 1911 to 1914, assisted by Ion Pillat.
In 1916, he edited his own bimonthly magazine, Ziarul meu; from 1917
to 1918, in the temporary World War I national capital of Iași, he
administered România newspaper. His first published work was the 1910
farce Nevasta lui CerceluÈ™. This was followed by brief biographies
and humorous sketches, collected as Cincizeci figuri contimporane
(1913) and Suntem nebuni (1914). His legacy among prose humorists is
modest, faring poorly in comparison with other writers of the pre-war
period, such as I. A. Bassarabescu, D. D. Pătrășcanu, Alexandru
Cazaban and Aurel P. Bănuț [Wikidata]. He committed suicide in 1919.
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