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Czechoslovak screenwriters

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

Adolf BornIllustrator · IllustrationAdolf Born (12 June 1930 – 22 May 2016) was a Czech painter, illustrator, filmmaker and caricaturist, "known for his murkily-tinted pictures of bizarre fauna, and Victorian gentlemen in top…
Adolf BurgerAuthor · BooksAdolf Burger (12 August 1917 – 6 December 2016) was a Czech Jewish typographer, memoir writer, and Holocaust survivor involved in Operation Bernhard.
Bohumil HrabalAuthor · BooksBohumil Hrabal (ˈboɦumɪl ˈɦrabal; 28 March 1914 – 3 February 1997) was a Czech writer, often named among the best Czech writers of the 20th century.
Břetislav PojarIllustrator · IllustrationBřetislav Pojar (7 October 1923 – 12 October 2012) was a Czech puppeteer, animator and director of short and feature films.
Dana VávrováPerson · Film memorabiliaDana Vávrová (German: [ˈdaː.na ˈva.vʁɔ.va]; 9 August 1967 – 5 February 2009) was a Czech-German actress. She was one of the most popular German actresses throughout 1980s and early 1990s.
František HrubínAuthor · BooksIllustration — František Hrubín
Gustav MachatýPerson · Film memorabiliaGustav Machatý (9 May 1901 – 13 December 1963) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor.
Hana ZagorováPerson · Film memorabiliaHana Zagorová (6 September 1946 – 26 August 2022) was a Czech singer, actress and presenter. She recorded music since 1964 and is considered to be one of the most famous Czech singers.
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,…
Hugo HaasPerson · Film memorabiliaHugo Haas (19 February 1901 – 1 December 1968) was a Czech film actor, director and writer. He appeared in more than 60 films from 1926 to 1962 and directed 20 films from 1933 to 1962.
Ilja HurníkPerson · Music memorabiliaIlja Hurník (25 November 1922 – 7 September 2013) was a Czech composer and essayist.
Ivan PasserPerson · Film memorabiliaIvan Passer (10 July 1933 – 9 January 2020) was a Czech film director and screenwriter.
Jack GarfeinPerson · Film memorabiliaJakob Garfein (July 2, 1930 – December 30, 2019) was an American film and theatre director, acting teacher, and a key figure of the Actors Studio.
Jan OtčenášekAuthor · BooksIllustration — Jan Otčenášek in 1964
Jan SaudekPhotographer · PhotographyJan Saudek (born 13 May 1935) is an art photographer and painter.
Jan ŠvankmajerArtist · CeramicsJan Švankmajer (born 4 September 1934) is a Czech retired filmmaker, animator, writer, playwright and artist.
Jan WerichPerson · Film memorabiliaJan Werich (lang; 6 February 1905 – 31 October 1980) was a Czech actor, playwright and writer.
Jaromil JirešPerson · Film memorabiliaJaromil Jireš (10 December 1935 – 24 October 2001) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He was associated with the Czechoslovak New Wave movement.
Jaroslav PapoušekArtist · PaintingsJaroslav Papoušek (12 April 1929 – 16 July 1995) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He started as a sculptor, before writing screenplays with Miloš Forman and Ivan Passer.
Jindřich PolákPerson · Film memorabiliaJindřich Polák (5 May 1925 – 22 August 2003) was a Czech film and television director. He is known for his science fiction productions, but worked in many different genres.
Jiří HanzelkaPerson · Film memorabiliaJiří Hanzelka (24 December 1920 – 15 February 2003) and Miroslav Zikmund (14 February 1919 – 1 December 2021), known collectively as Hanzelka and Zikmund, were a duo of Czech adventurers…
Jiří SequensPerson · Film memorabiliaJiří Sequens (23 April 1922 – 21 January 2008) was a Czech film director.
Jiří WeissPerson · Film memorabiliaJiří Weiss (29 March 1913 – 9 April 2004) was a Czech film director, screenwriter, writer, playwright and pedagogue.[1]
Juraj JakubiskoIllustrator · IllustrationJuraj Jakubisko (30 April 1938 – 24 February 2023) was a Slovak film director. He directed fifteen feature films, between 1967 and 2008.
Karel ZemanPerson · Film memorabiliaKarel Zeman (3 November 1910 – 5 April 1989) was a Czech film director, artist, production designer and animator.
Lubomír BenešPerson · Film memorabiliaLubomír Beneš (7 November 1935 – 12 September 1995) was a Czech animator, director, and author, best known as the co-creator of Pat & Mat, an animated series about two highly inventive, yet…
Ludvík AškenazyAuthor · BooksLudvík Aškenazy (24 February 1921 – 18 March 1986) was a Czech-Jewish writer and journalist.
Ludvík RážaPerson · Film memorabiliaLudvík Ráža (3 October 1929 in Mukachevo – 4 October 2000 in Prague) was a Czech film director.
Martin FričPerson · Film memorabiliaMartin Frič (29 March 1902 – 26 August 1968) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor.
Milan KunderaAuthor · BooksMilan Kundera (1 April 1929 – 11 July 2023) was a Czech and French novelist. Kundera went into exile in France in 1975, acquiring citizenship in 1981.
Miloš FormanPerson · Film memorabiliaJan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (18 February 1932 – 13 April 2018) was a Czech and American film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor.
Miroslav ZikmundPerson · Film memorabiliaMiroslav Zikmund (14 February 1919 – 1 December 2021) was a Czech travel writer and explorer.
Oldřich NovýPerson · Film memorabiliaOldřich Nový (7 August 1899 – 15 March 1983) was a Czech film and theatre actor, director, composer, dramaturge and singer.
Peter WeissArtist · PaintingsPeter Ulrich Weiss (8 November 1916 – 10 May 1982) was a German and Swedish writer, painter, graphic artist, and experimental filmmaker.
Petr WeiglPerson · Film memorabiliaPetr Weigl (16 March 1939 – 14 July 2018) was a Czech director and playwright.
Robert WienePerson · Film memorabiliaRobert Wiene (lang; 27 April 1873 – 17 July 1938) was a German film director, screenwriter and producer, active during the silent era.
Thomas MannPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Thomas Mann (6 June 1875 – 12 August 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.
Tom StoppardPerson · Film memorabiliaSir Tom Stoppard (born Tomáš Sträussler; 3 July 1937 – 29 November 2025) was a British playwright and screenwriter.
Václav VorlíčekPerson · Film memorabiliaVáclav Vorlíček (3 June 1930 – 5 February 2019) was a Czech film director. His filmography includes several comedies made in collaboration with screenwriter Miloš Macourek.
Vítězslav NezvalAuthor · BooksVítězslav Nezval (26 May 1900 – 6 April 1958) was a Czech poet, writer and translator.
Vladimír JiránekArtist · Comics and comic artVladimír Jiránek (6 June 1938 – 6 November 2012) was a Czech illustrator, cartoonist and director of animated films.
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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