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Czech actor, playwright and writer (1905–1980)

Person · Open Library

Born
1905
Died
1980
Works
21

Top works

  • Premiera Skafandr
  • Osel a stin
  • Robin Zbojnik
  • Caesar
  • Nebe na zemi

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Czechia
Active from
1905-02-06
Active to
1980-10-31

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
6,507
Total plays
123,924

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Jan Werich (born 6 February 1905, Prague - died 31 October 1980, Prague) was a Czechoslovak actor, playwright and writer. Between 1916 to 1924 he attended "reálné gymnasium" (equivalent to high school) in Křemencová Street in Prague (where his future partner, Jiří Voskovec, also studied). He studied law at the Law School of Charles University from 1924 to 1927, from which he made an early departure to begin his artistic career and forge one of the most important partnerships of his life. <a href

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