Antanas Škėma

Antanas Škėma (born November 29, 1910 – died August 11, 1961) was a Lithuanian writer, stage actor and director. His best known work is the novel The White Shroud (Balta drobulė). In 1949, Škėma left Europe for United States, and actively joined Lithuanian exile cultural and theatrical activities . He acted at the Chicago Theater and also in Boston's Drama Group performances. In 1960–1961 he worked in the editorial office of Vienybė newspaper. In addition, he was lecturing, writing and printing articles about theater and literature in several publications. Antanas Škėma died in a car accident in Pennsylvania on August 11, 1961.