Suwat Woradilok, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Suwat Woradilok

Thai writer

Date of Birth: 14-Jul-1923

Date of Death: 15-Apr-2007

Profession: screenwriter, writer

Nationality: Thailand

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Suwat Woradilok

  • Suwat Woradilok (Thai: ??????? ??????, July 14, 1923 in Bangkok – April 15, 2007, Amphoe Si Racha, Chonburi Province) was a Thai writer.
  • He produced a variety of works, including short stories, novels, plays, scripts for television dramas, radio dramas and screenplays.
  • He had several pen names, including S.
  • Voradilok, Phrai Visanu and Rapheeporn.
  • He was named a Thailand National Artist for literature in 1991. His well-known books include Rajinee Boad (Blind Queen).
  • He also penned the story for Dark Heaven, which was made into both a television drama and a 1958 film, directed by Rattana Pestonji. Suwat was married to singer Pensri Poomchoosri, also a National Artist.
  • The two married in the 1950s, after they worked together in a theater troupe.
  • After a visit to China in 1957, Suwat and his wife were jailed on charges of being involved in communist activities.
  • The two were jailed for four years, with Pensri spurning offers of early release to remain with her husband.The couple had no children of their own, but adopted a child, Chatrachai Woradilok. In his last years, Suwat suffered from heart disease and diabetes and was confined to bed in his home in Si Racha, Chon Buri Province.
  • Less than a month after he died, his wife followed him in death on May 14, 2007.

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