Suk, Josef b. August 8, 1929 d. July 6, 2011 Violinist. He carried on the musical heritage of his grandfather, violinist and composer Josef Suk, and of his great-grandfather, the legendary composer Antonin Dvorak. Raised in Prague, he was drawn to music early though his father had not gone into the 'family business'; giving his first public recital at 11, he trained at the Prague Conservatory with Jaroslav Kocian and in his late teens made his first international appearances in Brussels and Paris. By the early 1950s Suk was orchestra...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Vysehradsky Hrbitov, Prague, Prague Capital City, Czech Republic
Vancura, Vladislav b. June 23, 1891 d. June 1, 1942 Author and Filmaker. He was an important Czech avant-garde writer between World Wars I and II. His best-known novel, "Capricious Summer" (1926), is considered a classic of Czech Literature. A humorous tale of three old men whose spirits are revived by the arrival of a beautiful young woman in their village, it was successfully filmed in 1967 by director Jiri Menzel. Vancura himself wrote and directed three films, "Before Graduation" (1932), "On the Sunny Side" (1933), and "Unfaithful...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) Vysehradsky Hrbitov, Prague, Prague Capital City, Czech Republic
Visar, Vlastimil b. 1926 d. 1991 Czech Actor. He appeared in the films "Podfuk" (1985), "Putovani Jana Amose" (1983), "V Podstate Jsme Normalni" (1981), "Petek Neni Svatek" (1980), "Ja Uz Budu Hodny Dedecky" (1979), "Hnev" (1977), and "Dita Saxova" (1967). (Bio by: K) Vysehradsky Hrbitov, Prague, Prague Capital City, Czech Republic
b. August 8, 1929 d. July 6, 2011
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