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Tom Stoppard
(Playwright)
Tom Stoppard
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Birthdate: July 3, 1937
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Zlín, Czechoslovakia
Born in Czechoslovakia, legendary playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard had lost his father in the Japanese invasion of Singapore during World War II. The five-time Tony winner is best known for the absurdist tragicomedy Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. He also co-wrote the Academy Award-winning screenplay of Shakespeare in Love.
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Karel Čapek
(Czech Writer and Playwright Who is Best Known for His Science Fiction)
Karel Čapek
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Birthdate: January 9, 1890
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Malé Svatoňovice, Czechia
Died: December 25, 1938

Karel Čapek was a Czech writer, critic, and playwright. He is best remembered for his science fiction work, including his play Rossum's Universal Robots and his novel War with the Newts. Credited with introducing the word robot, Karel Čapek's works were celebrated after World War II. He was also nominated for the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature on seven occasions.

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Jan Werich
(Czech Playwright & Actor Who Created Successful Left-Wing Political Satires)
Jan Werich
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Birthdate: February 6, 1905
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Smíchov, Prague, Czechia
Died: October 31, 1980

Jan Werich was a Czech playwright, actor, and writer. He is best remembered for his partnership with Jaroslav Ježek and Jiří Voskovec as the trio produced many successful left-wing political satires. After World War II, which forced the trio to move to the USA, Werich returned to his homeland and started working alongside personalities like Jiří Trnka and Miroslav Horníček.

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Bolek Polívka
(Czech Actor, Mime, Playwright and Screenwriter)
Bolek Polívka
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Birthdate: July 31, 1949
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Vizovice, Czechia

Bolek Polívka is a Czech actor, screenwriter, playwright, and mime artist. He is one of the best-known proponents of Czech mime. Bolek Polívka is also known for his film roles, such as Vicar Holý in Forgotten Light and Josef Čížek in Divided We Fall, for which he was honored with the prestigious Czech Lion Awards.      

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Ivan Klíma
(Czech Playwright and Novelist)
Ivan Klíma
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Birthdate: September 14, 1931
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia

Ivan Klíma is a Czech playwright and novelist. A Holocaust survivor, Klíma went on to become an important writer. Over the course of his illustrious career, Ivan Klíma has received several prestigious awards such as the Franz Kafka Prize, the Magnesia Litera Award, and the Czech Literary Prize.

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Alois Jirásek
(Czech Writer and Author of Plays and Historical Novels)
Alois Jirásek
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Birthdate: August 23, 1851
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hronov, Czechoslovakia
Died: March 12, 1930

Alois Jirásek was a Czech writer best remembered for writing plays and historical novels. An important literary figure, Jirásek received four nominations for the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature during his illustrious career. Alois Jirásek is counted among the most prominent Czech writers of all time.

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Egon Bondy
(Czech Philosopher, Poet, and Writer)
Egon Bondy
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Birthdate: January 20, 1930
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
Died: April 9, 2007

Egon Bondy was a Czech philosopher, poet, and writer. One of the most important figures of the Prague underground, Bondy published about 30 books of poetry and 20 novels. Despite the existential background of his work, Egon Bondy's texts are considered fresh and entertaining. 

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František Langer
(Czech-Jewish Military Physician and Playwright)
František Langer
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Birthdate: March 3, 1888
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
Died: August 2, 1965

František Langer was a Czech-Jewish screenwriter, essayist, playwright, publicist, literary critic, and military physician. Langer played an important role as a physician during the First and Second World War. As a playwright, František Langer is best remembered for The Camel Through the Needle's Eye, which was staged as a Broadway production in 1929. 

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Jiří Mahen
(Czech Playwright, Novelist, and Essayist)
Jiří Mahen
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Birthdate: December 12, 1882
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Čáslav, Czech Republic
Died: May 22, 1939

Jiří Mahen was a Czech playwright, novelist, and essayist. After starting his career as a journalist for one of the leading Czech newspapers, Lidové noviny, Mahen went on to establish himself as a famous novelist and playwright. Among his most important works are Kamarádi svobody, Měsíc, and Jánošík.