Czech movie actors died in the year 1981
Here are 1 famous actors from Czech Republic died in 1981:
Jiří Voskovec
Jiří Voskovec (June 19, 1905 Sázava-July 1, 1981 Pearblossom) also known as Jiri Voskovec, Jiří Wachsmann, Voskovec, Jiří, Jiri Wachsmann, George Voskovec, Petr Dolan, Wookovec, Jirí Voskovec, Jirí Wachsmann, Jiri Vaksman or Václav Voskovec was a Czech actor, playwright, poet, screenwriter, translator, songwriter and theatre director. His children are called Victoria Voskovec and Georgeanne Voskovec.
Voskovec was a prominent figure in Czech theatre during the 1920s and 1930s, famously co-founding the avant-garde theatre group Osvobozené Divadlo (The Liberated Theatre) with Jan Werich in 1927. He is also known for his collaborations with Werich on numerous plays and movies, including the cult classic "The Fabulous World of Jules Verne" (1958).
During World War II, Voskovec and Werich fled Czechoslovakia and eventually settled in the United States. They continued to work together, performing their political satire and cabaret-style shows for Czech and Slovak exiles. Voskovec also had success as an actor in American films, appearing in movies such as "The Shop Around the Corner" (1940) and "The Diary of Anne Frank" (1959).
In addition to his work in theatre and film, Voskovec was an accomplished writer, having published several volumes of poetry, translations of American literature into Czech, and even a cookbook. He remained active in the Czech and Slovak communities in the US until his death in 1981.
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