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• Averchenko, Arkady   b. March 27, 1881  d. March 12, 1925
  Author, Editor. One of Russia's most popular satirists in the years before the 1917 Revolution. In his hundreds of short stories he used farcical situations and grotesque characters to make pungent observations about urban middle class life of his era. Arkady Timofeevich Averchenko was born in Sevastapol, Crimea, the son of an impoverished merchant. He was educated mostly at home because of poor eyesight and his teen years were spent working menial jobs. In 1900 he moved to Kharkov...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Olsanske hrbitovy, Prague, Prague Capital City, Czech Republic
  Plot: Section 19, to the right of the church
   
• Foerster, Josef    b. December 30, 1859  d. May 29, 1951
  Composer. A Czech by birth, he was one of the last representatives of the late German Romantic school. The son of composer Josef Foerster (1833 - 1907), he was born in Prague and studied at its conservatory and at the Prague Organ School. In 1888 he married star soprano Bertha Lauterer and accompanied her to Hamburg (1893) and Vienna (1903), where she was engaged by the State Opera companies. He wrote six operas as vehicles for her, including his biggest hit, the naturalistic "Eva" (1899)...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Olsanske hrbitovy, Prague, Prague Capital City, Czech Republic
   
• Gottwald, Klement   b. November 23, 1896  d. March 14, 1953
  Czech President, Communist Party Leader. He was one of the founders of the Communist Party of Czechosolvakia in 1921. From 1928 to 1943 he served in various positions in the Comintern. After the German occupation of Czechosolvakia in 1938, he went to Moscow and edited a newspaper that called for Czechosolvakian liberation. In 1946, after his party won the first Czech post-war election, he became the Prime Minister of Czechosolvakia. After the communist coup in February 1948, he succeeded...[Read More] (Bio by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye)
  Olsanske hrbitovy, Prague, Prague Capital City, Czech Republic
   
• Jezek, Jaroslav    b. September 25, 1906  d. January 1, 1942
  Composer, Conductor, Pianist. Regarded as "The Father of Czech Jazz", he helped popularize that art form in his country by adapting jazz rhythms to a distinctively Slavic sense of melody. He worked in both the pop and classical spheres and combined the two in his compositions. Jezek was born in Prague. He became enamoured with jazz while studying at the National Conservatory under Joseph Suk (1924 to 1927) and his graduation piece, the Piano Concerto (1927), was constructed around modern...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Olsanske hrbitovy, Prague, Prague Capital City, Czech Republic
  Plot: First Municipal Section
   
• Oswalda, Ossi   b. February 2, 1897  d. July 17, 1947
  Actress. Dubbed the "German Mary Pickford", she won the hearts of many with the comical characters she portrayed during the silent film era. Her movie credits include "The Doll", "The Oyster Princess", "The Merry Jail", "A Night of Horror", "I Don't Want to Be a Man", "My Lady Margarine", and "Amor am Steuer" among many others. The rise of the sound (or talking) movies ended her career. The once popular actress died alone, forgotten and totally impoverished. (Bio by: Whispers From The Grave)
  Olsanske hrbitovy, Prague, Prague Capital City, Czech Republic
   
• Palach, Jan    b. August 11, 1948  d. January 19, 1969
  Martyred Student. The 21 year-old Prague University student poured petrol over himself and set himself on fire on the steps of the National Museum in protest of the Russian tanks that had moved into Czechoslovakia.
  Olsanske hrbitovy, Prague, Prague Capital City, Czech Republic
   
• Ricci, Luigi   b. July 8, 1805  d. October 22, 1859
  Composer, Conductor. He was a notable creator of Italian opera, sometimes working in collaboration with his brother, composer Federico Ricci. Their musical fairy tale "Crispino e la comare" ("The Cobbler and the Fairy", 1850) was one of the most popular comic operas of the 19th Century. Ricci was born in Naples and educated at its San Sebastiano Conservatory, where his first opera, "L'impresario in anguiste", was performed when he was 17. Like his idol Donizetti, his musical gifts were lyric...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Olsanske hrbitovy, Prague, Prague Capital City, Czech Republic
  Plot: Section 2
   
• Roman, Pavel    b. January 25, 1943  d. January 30, 1972
  Czech Ice Skating Champion. Along with his sister Eva Romanova, they won the Ice Skating World Championship four times in Prague, Czechslovakia in 1962, Cortina, Italy, in 1963, Dortmund, West Germany, in 1964, and Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1965. (Bio by: K)
  Cause of death: Car accident
  Olsanske hrbitovy, Prague, Prague Capital City, Czech Republic
   
• Simek, Zdenek   b. June 6, 1945  d. June 12, 1990
  Czech circus performer. (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
  Olsanske hrbitovy, Prague, Prague Capital City, Czech Republic
   
• Slavicek, Antonin    b. May 16, 1870  d. February 1, 1910
  Artist. A founder of the Modern School of Czech painting, noted for his expressive landscapes and city scenes. Slavicek was born in Prague and studied at the Academy of Graphic Arts under Julius Marak, who considered him his most gifted pupil. He inherited his teacher's studio after Marak's death in 1899, but soon closed shop to pursue his own creative paths. In 1907 he visited Paris and Brussels. He committed suicide at 39, after suffering a stroke which left him unable to paint. Slavicek...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Olsanske hrbitovy, Prague, Prague Capital City, Czech Republic
   
• Voskovec, George    b. June 19, 1905  d. July 1, 1981
  Actor. Born in the Austro-hungarian empire in what is now the Czech Republic, he became a stage actor. In 1939 he fled the Nazi occupation and emigrated to America. He appeared in a number of movies and television shows. His most famous role was that of Juror #11 in the classic film "12 Angry Men". (Bio by: Erik Lander)
  Olsanske hrbitovy, Prague, Prague Capital City, Czech Republic
   
• Werich, Jan    b. February 6, 1905  d. October 31, 1980
  Entertainer, Playwright. A legendary figure of the Czech stage and screen. Nicknamed "The Wise Clown", his career was frequently rocked - and finally destroyed - by his country's turbulent 20th Century history. Werich was born in Prague and abandoned law studies for the stage. In 1927 he and his friend Jiri Voscovec formed a unique comedy act and quickly became stars of Prague's new Liberated Theatre, the First Republic's most dazzling political cabaret. Dressed as clowns and engaging in...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Olsanske hrbitovy, Prague, Prague Capital City, Czech Republic
   

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