Milan Begović

Milan Begović (; January 19, 1876 – May 13, 1948) was a Croatian novelist, playwright, translator, and lyricist.

In 1894, he enrolled at the University of Zagreb studying natural sciences. He dropped out in 1896, working as a substitute teacher at a gymnasium in Split. In 1900, he graduated from the in Split and married his first wife, pianist Paula , whom he had met in Zagreb during his studies. The following year, his daughter Božena was born. He then enrolled in the Romance linguistics programme in Vienna, graduating in 1903.

Begović died in Zagreb of a stroke in 1948

Today, his best known titles are his drama Adventurer at the Door (, 1926) and his comedy American Yacht in Split Harbour (, 1930). In his collaborative efforts, he is best known, even outside of Croatia, for writing the lyrics to the opera Ero the Joker.

Selected works The Book Boccadoro (, 1900) A Life for the Tsar (, 1904) The Biučić Apartment (, 1909) Little Comedies (, 1921) Minuet Venus the Victoress The Bishop's Niece A Quince in a Coffin (, 1921) Man of God (, 1924) Selected Poems (, 1925) Adventurer at the Door (, 1926) Croatian Diogenes (, 1928) American Yacht in Split Harbour (, 1930) Without a Third (, 1931) Quartet (, 1936) The Road Through Italy (, 1942)