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Suwat Woradilok

スワット・ウォラディロック

Suwat Woradilok

Pen Names: S. VoradilokPen name, Phrai VisanuPen name, RapheepornPen name

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1923-07-14 (Bangkok)
Died
2007-04-15 (Amphoe Si Racha, Chonburi Province) age 83
Nationality
Thailand, Thai
Languages
Thai
Residence History
Bangkok → Si Racha, Chonburi Province

Career

Occupations
writer, novelist, short story writer, playwright, screenwriter, television drama scriptwriter, radio drama scriptwriter
Active Years
1940-2007

Education

Thammasat University
Country: Thailand

Awards

Thailand National Artist
1991
Category: literature
Organization: Government of Thailand
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Rajinee Boad (Blind Queen)

novel

Well-known book

Dark Heaven

novel

Story adapted into television drama and 1958 film

Adaptations
  • [film] Dark Heaven / Rattana Pestonji (1958)
  • [television drama] Dark Heaven

Health

  • heart disease
    晩年
    confined to bed
  • diabetes
    晩年
    confined to bed

Legacy

Thai National Artist for literature, known for short stories, novels, plays, and scripts.

In Popular Culture

  • Married to singer Pensri Poomchoosri, also a National Artist

Trivia

  • Imprisoned for four years in 1957 on charges of communist activities after a visit to China.
  • Married singer Pensri Poomchoosri in the 1950s after working together in a theater troupe.
  • No biological children, adopted Chatrachai Woradilok.