Stanislav Rudolf (16 February 1932 – 8 January 2022) was a Czech writer, screenwriter and journalist.

Stanislav Rudolf
Born16 February 1932 (1932-02-16)
Died8 January 2022 (2022-01-09) (aged 89)
NationalityCzech
OccupationWriter

Life and career

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Born in Jičín, Rudolf graduated in Educational Sciences at the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, working as a primary school teacher in Písek.[1][2] In the second half of the 1950s he studied Czech and pedagogy at the Charles University in Prague, and became a university assistant of Czech literature at the Brandýs nad Labem department of the Charles University.[1][2]

After having worked as an editor for the magazines Pionýrské noviny [cs] and Květy [cs], in 1969 he made his literary debut with the novel Metráček aneb Nemožně tlustá holka ("Little Fatty or the Impossibly Fat Girl").[1] His novels were often set in school environments and had female teenage characters as main protagonists.[1] Several of his books including his debut novel were adapted into films, and Rudolf himself worked as a screenwriter in films and television.[1][2]

Rudolf died in Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav on 8 January 2022, at the age of 89.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Zemřel spisovatel a scenárista Stanislav Rudolf, bylo mu 89 let". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 10 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Abazid, Tereza (10 January 2022). "Zemřel autor Metráčka: Spisovateli Stanislavu Rudolfovi bylo 89 let". Extra (in Czech). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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