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Enrique Jardiel Poncela

1901 - 1952

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Enrique Jardiel Poncela (15 October 1901 – 18 February 1952) was a Spanish playwright and novelist who wrote mostly humorous works. In 1932-33 and 1934 he was called to Hollywood to help with the Spanish-language versions shot in parallel to the English-language films. His daughter, Evangelina, wrote a book entitled, Mi padre (My Father). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Enrique Jardiel Poncela is the 5,793rd most popular writer (down from 5,494th in 2024), the 1,805th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,714th in 2019) and the 203rd most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among writers, Enrique Jardiel Poncela ranks 5,792 out of 7,302. Before him are José Hierro, Lina Morgenstern, Lino Aldani, Alfred Domett, and Antoni Słonimski. After him are Julia Navarro, Elke Erb, Leigh Bardugo, Joe Sacco, Ivy Compton-Burnett, Roger Vercel, and Fred Saberhagen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Enrique Jardiel Poncela ranks 314. Before him are Frank Belknap Long, Ondino Viera, Jimmy Gallagher, Clementina de Jesus, Boris Chirkov, and Ben Lyon. After him are Francisco Gamborena, Leopoldo Conti, Francis Chichester, Helen Ferguson, Shirley Mason, and Richard Brauer. Among people deceased in 1952, Enrique Jardiel Poncela ranks 168. Before him are Alan Noble, Frederic G. Kenyon, Miina Sillanpää, George Cornet, Frances Benjamin Johnston, and Helge Liljebjörn. After him are Susan Peters, Norman Taber, August Alle, Gertrude Lawrence, Ted Morgan, and Mary Engle Pennington.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Enrique Jardiel Poncela ranks 1,804 out of 3,355. Before him are Voro (1963), Miguel Mihura (1905), Kardam, Prince of Tarnovo (1962), Pedro Duque (1963), and José Hierro (1922). After him are Julia Navarro (1953), Josep Bonaplata i Corriol (1795), Juan Carlos Navarro (1980), Francisco Gamborena (1901), José Juncosa (1922), Marcelino Oreja, 1st Marquis of Oreja (1935), and Ismael Urzaiz (1971).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Enrique Jardiel Poncela ranks 203. Before him are Gaspar Núñez de Arce (1832), Blas de Otero (1916), Elvira Lindo (1962), Manuel Rivas (1957), Miguel Mihura (1905), and José Hierro (1922). After him are Julia Navarro (1953), José Amador de los Ríos (1818), Miquel-Lluís Muntané (1956), Lucía Etxebarría (1966), José Jiménez Lozano (1930), and Albert Sánchez Piñol (1965).

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