Biography
Ivan Martin Jirous (23 September 1944 – 9 November 2011) was a Czech poet and dissident, best known as the artistic director of the Czech psychedelic rock group The Plastic People of the Universe, and later one of the key figures of the Czech underground during the communist regime. He is more frequently known as Magor, which can be roughly translated as "shithead", "loony", or "fool" (though meant as a positive title), a nickname given to him by the experimental poet Eugen Brikcius.Trained as an art historian but unable to work in this field in Czechoslovakia under the Communist regime, Jirous became a member of the dissident subculture, and during the period of normalisation, Jirous was imprisoned five times for his activities. His particular contribution to the dissident movement was the concept of "second culture", according to which simply expressing oneself through forbidden cultural and artistic activities would ultimately undermine the totalitarian system, a concept closely related to his friend Václav Havel's "living in truth", and Václav Benda's "parallel polis".Jirous won the Jaroslav Seifert Prize in 2006 and the Tom Stoppard Prize in 1985 for the poem Magor's Swan Song (Czech: Magorovy labutí písně).
Filmography
all 12
Movies 11
self 8
TV Shows 1
Sinister Assistant (2023)
Olga (2014)
Rok bez Magora (2013)
Czech Peace (2010)
13. komnata (2006)
Who Will Watch the Watchman? Dalibor, or the Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin (2003)
The Plastic People of the Universe (2001)
Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy) (2000)
Mordochór (1999)
What Is to Be Done? A Journey from Prague to Ceský Krumlov, or How I Formed a New Government (1996)
The Stock-Check (1981)
Atentát na kulturu (1977)
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GenderMale
Birthday1944-09-23
Deathday2011-11-10 (67 years old)
Birth PlaceHumpolec, Czech Republic
ReligionCatholic Church
RelationshipsDáša Vokatá (1990-01-01 - 2011-11-01)
SpouseJuliana Jirousová
ChildrenMarta Veselá Jirousová, Františka Jirousová
CitizenshipsCzech Republic
Also Known AsMartin Jirous, Ivan Jirous, Martin Magor Jirous, Ivan M. Jirous, Ivan Martin Magor Jirous, Magor
Awardsparticipant in the resistance and resistance against communism, 1st of June Award, Jaroslav Seifert Prize
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