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Emil František Burian

Emil František Burian was a Czechoslovak writer, composer, theatrologist, poet, journalist and singer (1904–1959). He was born in Plzeň and died in Prague.

Also recorded as E. F. Burian · Emil Frantisek Burian

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Emil František Burian (1904-1959), český básník, publicista, zpěvák, herec, hudebník, hudební skladatel, dramaturg, dramatik a význačný režisér (Pestrý týden, 1940)

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Biography

The authorities additionally record the headings E. F. Burian and Emil Frantisek Burian. His recorded language was Czech.

He was the child of Emil Burian. He married Zuzana Kočová. 2 children are recorded: Jan Burian and Kateřina Burianová.

Emil František Burian is recorded as writer, composer, theatrologist, poet and journalist.

The Voiceband of E. F. Burian in Siena; Burian on top

The Voiceband of E. F. Burian in Siena; Burian on top

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Catalogued output

Works

  • Ani láska není sama

  • The Strike

  • Journey to the Beginning of Time

  • Dog's Heads

  • Dravci

  • Paradise Road

  • A Warning

  • Getting on in the World

  • Ladies in Waiting

  • Před maturitou

  • Osm odtamtud

  • Atomový mír

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Life and career

The full dated record · 2 entries

  1. 1904

    Emil František Burian was born in 1904 at Plzeň.

  2. 1959

    Emil František Burian died in 1959 at Prague.

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Places

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  • Prague
Death or burial
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  • Plzeň

    Birth place

Primary material

Documents and archives

scholarly publication

reference work

Institutional database

Literature

Bibliography

Burian, Emil František: Vítězové, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020. Emil František Burian: Procitnutí jara v D 36, Slovenské divadlo /The Slovak Theatre, 2024. Postdramatic Tendencies in Czech Avant-Garde Theatre: Reconsidering the Case of Director Emil František Burian and His Production of "May" (1935), Pamiętnik Teatralny, 2026.

  • Burian, Emil František, Oxford Music Online, 2001

  • Burian, Emil František (opera), Oxford Music Online, 2002

  • Burian, Emil František, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

  • Mácha w awangardowym teatrze E. F. Buriana, Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne, 2011

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