Musician Dictionary

Purushottam Laxman Deshpande

Marathi writer, humourist, actor, dramatist (1919-2000)

DescriptionMarathi writer, humourist, actor, dramatist (1919-2000)
Source: Wikidata
Born1919-11-08
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceMumbai Mumbai
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died2000-06-12
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathPune Pune
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaMumbai
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryIN
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipBritish Raj India
Source: Wikidata
Occupationscreenwriter poet film director writer composer actor playwright
Source: Wikidata
AwardsPadma Bhushan Sahitya Akademi Award Padma Shri in Literature & Education Punyabhushan Maharashtra Bhushan Award Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Kalidas Samman
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

P. L. Deshpande Pu La Deshpande पु.ल.देशपांडे

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Identifiers

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