Oh, If I Only Were a Man

Stefanos Fotiadis was a Greek actor, screenwriter and playwright. He studied theater at the Sokratis Karatinos Drama School. He began his career as an actor appearing with various troupes such as the National Theater of Vasilis Argyropoulos and post-war with the Hellenic Comedy troupe. From 1950 he turned to his writing activity, wrote many comedies and translated for theatrical plays by Molière and Sacha Guitry. He also adapted his works for the cinema, the first being Greedy for Everything (1952). He wrote 15 plays, many of which were transferred to the big screen, in adaptations by himself or other screenwriters. He was a board member of the Society of Greek Playwrights.