Zdeněk Svěrák
He was born in Prague.
Also recorded as Zdenek Sverak
Zdeněk Svěrák
Jindřich Nosek (NoJin) · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- 1936 · Prague
- Nationality
- Czech Republic · Czechoslovakia
- Occupation
- screenwriter · singer · songwriter · writer · playwright · poet · actor · teacher
- Education
- Faculty of Education and Charles University
- Teachers
- Václav Mejstřík
- Honours
- Magnesia Litera Award for Best Screenplay · Magnesia Litera 2014 · Miloslav Švandrlík Award · Czech Medal of Merit and 3rd class · honorary citizen of Prague · Thalia Awards
- Languages
- Czech
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Identity
Zdeněk Svěrák studied at Faculty of Education, Charles University. Training under Václav Mejstřík is recorded. The recorded working language is Czech.
Distinctions recorded are Magnesia Litera Award for Best Screenplay, Magnesia Litera 2014, Miloslav Švandrlík Award and Czech Medal of Merit, 3rd class.
Zdeněk Svěrák is recorded as having received Magnesia Litera Award for Best Screenplay, Magnesia Litera 2014 and Miloslav Švandrlík Award.
Zdeněk Svěrák, Czech actor and director
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Zdeněk Svěrák (2016)
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Life and career
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1936
Zdeněk Svěrák was born in 1936 at Prague.
2009
Génius Zdeněk Svěrák (2009) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
2009
Génius Zdeněk Svěrák digitised by Open Library.
2014
Zdeněk Svěrák is recorded as having received Magnesia Litera Award for Best Screenplay, Magnesia Litera 2014 and Miloslav Švandrlík Award.
2016
Zdeněk Svěrák - Povídky a Nové povídky - Komplet (2016) (2016) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
2016
Zdeněk Svěrák - Povídky a Nové povídky - Komplet (2016) digitised by Internet Archive.
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- Prague
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Documents and archives
scholarly publication
- Mystification et illusion dans les nouvelles de Zdeněk Svěrák, Revue des études slaves, 2018
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2018
- Selling ‘Czechness’ abroad: images of Jan and Zdeněk Svěrák in promotion and reception of <i>Kolya</i>, Studies in Eastern European Cinema, 2021
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2021
Institutional database
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q169065: Zdeněk Svěrák
Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation
scholarly index
- OpenAlex author record A5060781643 for Zdeněk Svěrák.
Unverified · OpenAlex
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scholarly publication
Mystification et illusion dans les nouvelles de Zdeněk Svěrák, Revue des études slaves, 2018Crossref registry
Verifiedscholarly publication
Selling ‘Czechness’ abroad: images of Jan and Zdeněk Svěrák in promotion and reception of <i>Kolya</i>, Studies in Eastern European Cinema, 2021Crossref registry
VerifiedInstitutional database
Wikidata, structured authority record Q169065: Zdeněk SvěrákWikimedia Foundation
Verifiedscholarly index
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He also worked under the name Emil Synek. The authorities additionally record the heading Zdenek Sverak. His recorded language was Czech.
He married Božena Svěráková. 2 children are recorded: Hana Jelínková and Jan Svěrák.
Zdeněk Svěrák received Magnesia Litera Award for Best Screenplay, Magnesia Litera 2014, Miloslav Švandrlík Award, Czech Medal of Merit, 3rd class, honorary citizen of Prague and Thalia Awards.
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