George Voskovec

George Voskovec

Biography:

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.

Known For: Acting
Known Credits: 70
Gender : Male
Birthday : 1905-06-19
Day of Death: 1981-07-04
Place of Birth: Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)
Also Known As: Jiří Voskovec, Jiří Wachsmann, Jiri Voskovec, Petr Dolan , F. Formen, Иржи Восковец, Петр Долан, Джордже Восковец