Theo van Gogh

Director
BIRTHDAY
July 23,1957
Birthplace
Netherlands
Age
Nov 2,2004,age 47
Birth Sign
Leo
BIRTHDAY
July 23,1957 (age Nov 2,2004,age 47)
Birthplace
Netherlands

About

Dutch director of Submission, a 2004 short film about the treatment of Muslim women that prompted his assassination by a Muslim man.

Before Fame

He dropped out of law school at the University of Amsterdam to become a stage manager.

Trivia

He was author of several books and columns and directed the award-winning film Blind Date in 1996.

Family Life

His son Lieuwe Van Gogh was born in 1992.

Associated With

He was the great-grandnephew of their painter Vincent Van Gogh.