About Antonín Novotný
Lived 1913 – 2005 (aged 92). Antonín Novotný was a Czech and German actor, film actor, chemist and scientist.
Antonín Novotný (15 March 1913 – 24 April 2005) was a Czech film actor. He starred in more than twenty Czech films during the 1930s and the early years of the German occupation. He went to Hollywood in 1937 to be tested by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer who were interested in developing him as a new star, but returned to Prague without making any films there. After his retirement from acting he became a researcher into vitreous enamel.
Selected filmography The Mystery of the Blue Room (1933) In the Little House Below Emauzy (1933) The Little Pet (1934) The Last Man (1934) Lojzička (1936) Vzdusné torpédo 48 (1937) The Catacombs (1940) The Blue Star Hotel (1941)
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Who was Antonín Novotný?
Czech actor and chemical engineer
When was Antonín Novotný born?
Antonín Novotný was born on 15 March 1913 in Tábor.
When did Antonín Novotný die?
Antonín Novotný died on 24 April 2005 in Rödental.
What was Antonín Novotný's occupation?
Antonín Novotný was an actor, film actor, chemist and scientist.
What nationality was Antonín Novotný?
Antonín Novotný was Czech and German.
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