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George Voskovec
Czech-American actor (–)
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Voskovec in 12 Angry Men () | |
| Born | Jiří Wachsmann ()June 19, Sasau, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | July 1, () (aged&#;76) Pearblossom, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Olšany Cemetery, Prague |
| Citizenship | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years&#;active | – |
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| Children | 2 |
Jiří Voskovec (Czech pronunciation:[ˈjɪr̝iːˈvoskovɛts]ⓘ) (born Jiří Wachsmann; June 19, – July 1, ),[1] known in the United States as George Voskovec, was a Czech-American actor.
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Life and career
Voskovec was born as Jiří Wachsmann in Sázava in Bohemia to Jiřina Valentina Marie (née Pinkasová; ) and Václav Vilém Eduard (né Voskovec; later Wachsmann; ).[2] He had two siblings, Mrs.
Olga Adriena Kluckaufová and Dr. Prokop Voskovec. His granduncle was Bedřich Wachsmann and his cousin was Alois Wachsman, both painters and architects.
Jiri voskovec biography of barack obama full Obama Girl " I Got a Crush Grant Rutherford B. New Statesman. Kantor, Jodi January 28,Another uncle was Austrian painter Julius Wachsmann (–). He immigrated to the US in and again in with the onset of the National Socialist and Stalinist regimes, respectively, in Czechoslovakia.[citation needed]
He attended school in Prague and Dijon, France. In , together with Werich, he joined the Osvobozené divadlo (Liberated Theater), which had been created two years earlier by members of the avant-garde Devětsil group, Jiří Frejka and Jindřich Honzl.
After disagreements led Frejka to leave the group in , Honzl asked Voskovec and Werich, both law students who had created a sensation with their Vest Pocket Revue that year, to join the theatre.
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When Honzl, who had directed their productions, left in , Voskovec and Werich took control of the theatre and changed its name to the Liberated Theatre of Voskovec and Werich, assuming all responsibility for direction, writing, librettos, and other artistic decisions.[citation needed]
The Liberated became a center for Czech clownery, a reaction to contemporary political and societal problems.
Their performances began with the primary goal of evoking laughter through fantasy, but with the changing political situation in Germany their work became increasingly anti-fascist, which led to the closure of the Liberated Theater after the Munich Agreement in [citation needed]
Both Voskovec and Werich fled to the United States in early For the rest of his life, Voskovec lived primarily in the United States, interrupted only by brief stays in Czechoslovakia in and in France from to Until the mids, Voskovec worked and wrote mostly with Jan Werich, but after Werich's return to Socialist Czechoslovakia, they met only a few more times.
After his return to the United States in , Voskovec was detained at Ellis Island for eleven months for his alleged sympathy for Communism.[citation needed]
Although Voskovec lived in three countries and his maternal grandmother was French, he always maintained that "I am a born and bred Czech." He was also of Jewish descent.[3] In , he became an American citizen.
Voskovec acted in 72 movies.
Jiri voskovec biography of barack obama Archived from the original on May 28, Archived from the original on April 2, Archived from the original on November 8, Crain's Chicago Business.Only the first five of these were Czech; the rest being American or British. His most famous American movie role was the polite Juror #11 in 12 Angry Men (), in which being a European immigrant to the US was central to his role. His other famous films included The Spy Who Came in from the Cold () and The Boston Strangler (), as renowned psychic Peter Hurkos.
His last movie was Barbarosa (), with Willie Nelson and Gary Busey.[citation needed]
In , he published the Czech spoken LP record "Relativně vzato", where he reflects on his life and world in general. A sleeve note for this LP was written by another notable Czech émigré, author Josef Škvorecký. Voskovec also appeared in the television film The Nativity and the film Somewhere in Time, starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour.
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Voskovec starred on Broadway in along with Hal Holbrook in Do You Know the Milky Way by German playwright Karl Wittlinger. In , he appeared in an episode of The Fugitive.[citation needed]
Death
Voskovec died in of a heart attack in Pearblossom, California, at the age of He is survived by two daughters, Victoria and Georgeanne.
His interment was at Olšany Cemetery in Prague.
Minor planet Voskovec-Werich discovered by Luboš Kohoutek is named after him and Jan Werich.[4]