George Voskovec
Biography
Founded Czech avantgarde theatre and film group 'Osvobozene divadlo' with actor Jan Werich in 1927. Affiliated with the Poetist movement (Karel Teige). Made succesfull comedy shows with political themes. Voskovec left Czechoslovakia after the German invasion, 1938/39 and emigrated to the US.
Personal information
Known for: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of birth: 19/06/1905
Date of death: 04/07/1981
Place of birth: Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)