What is Josep Maria Benet i Jornet?
[[Image:Josep Maria Benet i Jornet 2007.jpg|thumb|Josep Maria Benet i Jornet (2007)]] '''Josep Maria Benet i Jornet''' ({{IPA-ca|ʒuˈzɛb məˈɾi.ə βəˈnɛt}}; 20 June 1940 – 6 April 2020) was a [[Spanish people|Spanish]] <ref>{{cite news |title='E. R', de Benet i Jornet, es llevada al cine y al teatro |url=http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cultura/PONS/_VENTURA_/DIRECTOR_DE_CINE/BENET_I_JORNET/_JOSe_MARiA/E/R/Benet/i/Jornet/llevada/cine/teatro/elpepicul/19961015elpepicul_5/Tes/ |work=[[El País]] |date=15 October 1996 |access-date=22 July 2010 }}</ref> playwright and television writer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Josep María Benet i Jornet, Premio Max de Honor 2010 |url=http://www.abc.es/20100414/cultura-cultura/josep-maria-benet-premio-201004141249.html |work=[[ABC (newspaper)|ABC]] |date=14 April 2010 |access-date=14 July 2010 }}</ref> He was born in [[Barcelona]]. He was known for creating ''[[Nissaga de poder]]'' (1996–1998), ''Laberint d'ombres'' (1998–2000), ''[[El cor de la ciutat]]'' (2000–2009) and ''[[Ventdelplà]]'' (2005–2010). Benet i Jornet died from [[COVID-19]] in [[Lleida]], Spain on 6 April 2020, aged 79.<ref>[https://www.elperiodico.com/es/ocio-y-cultura/20200406/benet-jornet-muere-coronavirus-7918764 Muere Benet i Jornet, referente de la dramaturgia catalana, a los 79 años a causa del coronavirus]{{in lang|es}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0070932}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Benet I Jornet, Josep Maria}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain]] [[Category:Spanish playwrights]] [[Category:Television writers]] [[Category:Writers from Barcelona]] {{bio-stub}}