About Duško Radović
Dušan “Duško” Radović was a prominent Serbian writer, poet, aphorist and editor. His creative work for children and adults, as well as his humour and wit, left a deep mark on Serbian culture. The contemporaries remember him as a man with a dark look and gloomy face expression with a soul softer than a cloud.
He was born on 29 November 1922 in Niš. His father Uglješa was a train driver originally from Vranić near Čačak, while his mother Sofija Stefanović was from Niš. Duško’s brother is the famous athletic trainer Branimir “Brana” Radović.
During his career, Duško held numerous positions in the field of media and art. He was the editor-in-chief of “Pionirske novine“, editor of Children’s Programme of Radio Belgrade, editor of Children’s Programme of Television Belgrade, editor of “Poletarac” journal, journalist of “Borba”, and as of 1975, he was the editor of Studio B.
He is known to the widest audience for his aphorisms broadcast on the Studio B Good Morning Belgrade show, later published in three books entitled Good Morning Belgrade.
He wrote numerous works for children, including collections of poems (Respected Children, Funny Words, I’m Telling You a Story, Vuk’s Alphabet, Zoo), long poems (Che, The Ongoing Tragedy with M. Bećković), short stories (collection of poems and short stories I’m Telling You a Story), TV series (Letter by Letter), dramas (The Origin of Bad Words, Captain John Peoplefox).
He received numerous awards including: Marigold (Neven), Young Generation, Zmaj Children Games Award, Sterija Theatre Award, Seventh of July Award, and the scroll of honour of the Hans Christian Andersen International Organisation of Children’s Literature.
He passed away on 16 August 1984 in Belgrade, after which the Little Theatre changed its name into the Little Theatre Duško Radović in his honour.
His works have been translated into all major world languages, and his contribution to children’s literature and humour has left a lasting mark.
It’s better to make good and beautiful buttons than bad ships.
