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Josef Škvorecký(1924-2012)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Josef Škvorecký
Josef Škvorecký was born on 27 September 1924 in Nachod, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer and actor, known for Sest cerných dívek aneb Proc zmizel Zajíc? (1969), The End of a Priest (1969) and Zlocin v santánu (1968). He was married to Zdena Skvorecky. He died on 3 January 2012 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
BornSeptember 27, 1924
DiedJanuary 3, 2012(87)
BornSeptember 27, 1924
DiedJanuary 3, 2012(87)
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Sest cerných dívek aneb Proc zmizel Zajíc? (1969)
Sest cerných dívek aneb Proc zmizel Zajíc?
5.0
  • Writer(as Josef Skvorecký)
  • 1969
The End of a Priest (1969)
The End of a Priest
7.2
  • Writer(as Josef Skvorecký)
  • 1969
Zlocin v santánu (1968)
Zlocin v santánu
6.5
  • Writer(as dr. Josef Škvorecký)
  • 1968
Marie Drahokoupilová and Jan Kačer in A Flirt with Miss Stribrna (1969)
A Flirt with Miss Stribrna
6.5
  • Writer(as Josef Skvorecký)
  • 1969

Credits

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Writer

  • Rytmus v patách (2010)
    Rytmus v patách
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • short story (as Josef Skvorecký)
    • 2010
  • Iva Janžurová in Setkání v Praze, s vrazdou (2009)
    Setkání v Praze, s vrazdou
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • novel (as Josef Skvorecký)
    • 2009
  • Bohumil Klepl, Barbora Srncová, and Ondřej Vetchý in Prípady detektivní kanceláre Ostrozrak (2000)
    Prípady detektivní kanceláre Ostrozrak
    7.0
    TV Series
    • novel (as Josef Skvorecký)
    • 2000
  • Legenda Emöke
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • book (as Josef Skvorecký)
    • 1998
  • Poe a vrazda krásné dívky
    TV Mini Series
    • written by (as Josef Skvorecký)
    • 1996
  • Eine kleine Jazzmusik
    5.8
    • book "Sedmiramenný svícen" (as Josef Skvorecký)
    • 1996
  • Petr Kroutil, Jakub Wehrenberg, and Alexandra Karpenková in Prima sezóna (1994)
    Prima sezóna
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • book "Prima sezóna" (as Josef Skvorecký)
    • 1994
  • Hríchy pro pátera Knoxe (1992)
    Hríchy pro pátera Knoxe
    6.1
    TV Series
    • novel (as Josef Skvorecký)
    • 1992
  • The Tank Battalion (1991)
    The Tank Battalion
    6.6
    • novel
    • 1991
  • Vrazda v zastoupení
    TV Movie
    • novel "Vrazda v zastoupení" (as Josef Skvorecký)
    • 1987
  • Sest cerných dívek aneb Proc zmizel Zajíc? (1969)
    Sest cerných dívek aneb Proc zmizel Zajíc?
    5.0
    • screenplay
    • short story "Zlocin v knihovne rukopisu" (as Josef Skvorecký, as Josef Skvorecký)
    • 1969
  • Marie Drahokoupilová and Jan Kačer in A Flirt with Miss Stribrna (1969)
    A Flirt with Miss Stribrna
    6.5
    • novel "Lvíce" (as Josef Skvorecký)
    • 1969
  • The End of a Priest (1969)
    The End of a Priest
    7.2
    • Writer (as Josef Skvorecký)
    • 1969
  • Zlocin v santánu (1968)
    Zlocin v santánu
    6.5
    • screenplay (as dr. Josef Škvorecký)
    • 1968
  • Vedecké metody porucíka Boruvky
    TV Mini Series
    • short stories (as Josef Skvorecký)
    • 1967–1968

Actor

  • Zlocin v santánu (1968)
    Zlocin v santánu
    6.5
    • Rektor (as dr. Josef Škvorecký)
    • 1968
  • A Report on the Party and Guests (1966)
    A Report on the Party and Guests
    7.0
    • Guest #1 (as J. Skvorecký)
    • 1966

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • J. Skvorecký
  • Born
    • September 27, 1924
    • Nachod, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
  • Died
    • January 3, 2012
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Zdena Skvorecky1958 - January 3, 2012 (his death)
  • Other works
    Unrealized screenplay "Irenka v mnohonásobném zrychlení" ("Multiply Accelerated Irene") co-authored with Zdena Skvorecky, based on short story "The New Accelerator" by H.G. Wells.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Dr. Skvorecky was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on April 30, 1992 for his services to Canadian Literature.
  • Quotes
    I am a Czech and I am a loyal citizen of Canada. Canada is the country where, for the first time in my adult life, I found freedom, including the freedom to be a Czech and at the same time a Canadian. My real country is the Czech language, which is the tongue I learned from my mother. (2006 interview)

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