Jiří Suchý (born 1 October 1931)[1] is a Czech comedian, poet, lyricist, prolific song-writer and occasional film-maker and prose writer. Plenty of his songs have become extremely popular within several successive generations. Currently he is the owner of the theatre Semafor in Prague where he has performed for several decades and which he helped to establish in 1959.[2]He used to write and perform within an artistic couple with Jiří Šlitr, together they wrote the jazz opera A Walk Worthwhile.[3] After the death of Šlitr in December 1969, Suchy formed a new duo with the actress Jitka Molavcová.
Jiří Suchý | |
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Occupation(s) | actor, writer, poet, lyricist, composer, artist |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Jiří Suchý at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Unofficial Pages of Jiří Suchý and his theatre Semafor
- ^ Lash, Larry L. (3 July 2007). "A Walk Worthwhile". Daily Variety. 296 (2): 4+. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
External links
edit- Media related to Jiří Suchý at Wikimedia Commons