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Czechoslovak playwrights

35 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Emil František BurianPerson · Film memorabiliaEmil František Burian (11 June 1904 – 9 August 1959) was a Czech poet, journalist, singer, actor, musician, composer, dramatic adviser, playwright and director.
Emmy DestinnPerson · Music memorabiliaEmmy Destinn (Ema Destinnová; 26 February 1878 – 28 January 1930) was a Czech operatic dramatic soprano. She had a career both in Europe and at the New York Metropolitan Opera.
Ferdinand PeroutkaAuthor · BooksFerdinand Peroutka (6 February 1895 – 20 April 1978) was a Czech journalist and writer.
František HrubínAuthor · BooksIllustration — František Hrubín
František LangerAuthor · BooksFrantišek Langer (3 March 1888 – 2 August 1965) was a Czech playwright, screenwriter, essayist, literary critic, publicist and military physician.
George VoskovecPerson · Film memorabiliaJiří Voskovec (born Jiří Wachsmann; June 19, 1905 – July 1, 1981),[1] known in the United States as George Voskovec, was a Czech-American actor.
Hanus BurgerPerson · Film memorabiliaHans Herbert Burger (June 4, 1909 Prague – November 13, 1990, Munich), also known as Hanuš Burger, Hans Burger, and Jan Burger, as well as under the pseudonyms Hans Herbert and Petr Hradec,…
Ilja HurníkPerson · Music memorabiliaIlja Hurník (25 November 1922 – 7 September 2013) was a Czech composer and essayist.
Jáchym TopolAuthor · BooksJáchym Topol (born 4 August 1962) is a Czech poet, novelist, musician and journalist who became a laureate of the Czech State Award for Literature in October 2017 for his novel A Sensitive…
Jan OtčenášekAuthor · BooksIllustration — Jan Otčenášek in 1964
Jan WerichPerson · Film memorabiliaJan Werich (lang; 6 February 1905 – 31 October 1980) was a Czech actor, playwright and writer.
Jaroslav DurychAuthor · BooksJaroslav Durych (2 December 1886 – 7 April 1962) was a Czech prose writer, poet, playwright, journalist, and military surgeon.
Jaroslav KvapilAuthor · BooksJaroslav Kvapil (25 September 1868 – 10 January 1950) was a Czech poet, theatre director, translator, playwright and librettist.
Jiří OrtenAuthor · BooksJiří Orten (born Jiří Ohrenstein; 30 August 1919 in Kutná Hora – 1 September 1941 in Prague) was a Czech poet. His work was influenced by surrealism and folklore.
Josef ČapekPhotographer · PhotographyJosef Čapek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjozɛf ˈtʃapɛk]; 23 March 1887 – April 1945) was a Czech artist who was best known as a painter, but who was also noted as a writer and poet.
Karel ČapekIllustrator · IllustrationKarel Čapek (9 January 1890 – 25 December 1938) was a Czech writer, playwright, critic and journalist.
Ladislav FialkaPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Fialka around 1983
Ladislav KlímaAuthor · BooksLadislav Klíma (22 August 1878 – 19 April 1928) was a Czech philosopher and novelist. He was influenced by George Berkeley, Arthur Schopenhauer and Friedrich Nietzsche.
Ludvík AškenazyAuthor · BooksLudvík Aškenazy (24 February 1921 – 18 March 1986) was a Czech-Jewish writer and journalist.
Miloš FormanPerson · Film memorabiliaJan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (18 February 1932 – 13 April 2018) was a Czech and American film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor.
Olga ScheinpflugováAuthor · BooksOlga Scheinpflugová (3 December 1902 – 13 April 1968) was a Czech actress and writer. She was a daughter of the writer, journalist and playwright Karel Scheinpflug.
Oskar KokoschkaIllustrator · IllustrationOskar Kokoschka (lang; 1 March 188622 February 1980) was an Austrian (though, at times during his life, he had also Czech and British citizenship) artist, poet, playwright and teacher, best…
Peter WeissArtist · PaintingsPeter Ulrich Weiss (8 November 1916 – 10 May 1982) was a German and Swedish writer, painter, graphic artist, and experimental filmmaker.
Roderich MenzelAuthor · BooksRoderich Ferdinand Ottomar Menzel (13 April 1907 – 17 October 1987) was a Czech-German amateur tennis player and, after his active career, a writer.
Thea ČervenkováPerson · Film memorabiliaTerezie Císařová, known as Thea (or Tea) Červenková (17 May 1878 – 1957 or 1961), was a Czech film director, screenwriter, journalist, writer and actress.
Tom StoppardPerson · Film memorabiliaSir Tom Stoppard (born Tomáš Sträussler; 3 July 1937 – 29 November 2025) was a British playwright and screenwriter.
Václav ČtvrtekAuthor · BooksVáclav Cafourek (4 April 1911 – 6 November 1976), commonly known under his pen name of Václav Čtvrtek, was a Czech poet and author.
Viktor DykAuthor · BooksViktor Dyk (ˈvɪktor ˈdɪk; 31 December 1877 – 14 May 1931) was a nationalist Czech poet, prose writer, playwright, politician and political writer.
Vítězslav NezvalAuthor · BooksVítězslav Nezval (26 May 1900 – 6 April 1958) was a Czech poet, writer and translator.
Zdeněk SvěrákAuthor · BooksZdeněk Svěrák (born 28 March 1936) is a Czech actor, humorist, playwright and screenwriter. He is one of the most well-known and popular Czech cultural personalities.

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