Ladislav Smoljak
Czech actor, houmorist, educator, director and scriptwriter
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| Intro | Czech actor, houmorist, educator, director and scriptwriter | |
| Places | Czech Republic | |
| was | Actor Film director Screenwriter Writer Educator | |
| Work field | Academia Film, TV, Stage & Radio Literature | |
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| Birth | 9 December 1931, Prague, Duchy of Bohemia | |
| Death | 6 June 2010Kladno, Kladno District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic (aged 78 years) |
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Ladislav Smoljak (9 December 1931 – 6 June 2010) was a Czech film and theater director, actor and screenwriter. He was born in Prague.
Smoljak tried to study at an art academy but failed the admission process. He went on to study physics and mathematics, and later worked as journalist and scriptwriter. Together with Zdeněk Svěrák he founded the Theater of Jára Cimrman (Divadlo Járy Cimrmana, DJC) in Prague, named after a fictitious genius. Smoljak wrote scripts and directed several films; these became very successful in the Czech Republic.
He died of cancer on 6 June 2010 in Kladno. [1][2]