Biography
Adolf Hoffmeister (15 August 1902 – 24 July 1973) was a Czech writer, publicist, playwright, painter, draughtsman, scenographer, cartoonist, translator, diplomat, lawyer, university professor and traveller. During the war, editor of the radio station Voice of America, after the war ambassador in Paris, since 1951 professor at the Academy of Arts and Crafts in Prague. He was a founding member of Devětsil (1920), chairman of the Union of Czechoslovak Visual Artists (1964–1967, 1968–1969), a member of International Association of Art Critics. Hoffmeister represented Czechoslovakia at UNESCO, the PEN Club and other international organizations. Hoffmeister's career was ended by the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968 and the subsequent occupation.
Filmography
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Movies 9
Writer 3
self 2
Screenplay 1
Růženko, spíte sama? (1994)
Nevesta (1969)
The Pipes (1966)
Hledá se muž, který má dost času (1963)
Why UNESCO? (1959)
The Creation of the World (1958)
To jsou Bratři v triku (1957)
Punta and the Four-Leaf Clover (1955)
Distant Journey (1949)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1902-08-15
Deathday1973-07-24 (70 years old)
Birth PlacePrague, Czech Republic
ChildrenMartin Hoffmeister, Adam Hoffmeister
FatherAdolf Hoffmeister
CitizenshipsCzechoslovakia
Also Known AsJan Watig, Jaroslav Stý
AwardsKnight of the Legion of Honour, Národní umělec
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