Name and IMDb ID:

George Voskovec | nm0903667

Born:

June 19, 1905 in Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)

Died:

July 4, 1981

Department:

Acting

Founded Czech avantgarde theatre and film group 'Osvobozene divadlo' with actor Jan Werich in 1927. Affiliated with the Poetist movement (Karel Teige). Made succesfull comedy shows with political themes. Voskovec left Czechoslovakia after the German invasion, 1938/39 and emigrated to the US.