Emil Synek

Emil Synek (7 September 1903 – 12 April 1993) was a Czech playwright, novelist, biographer, journalist and film director. He won two national literary prizes in Czechoslovakia before relocating to France in 1948. He lived in Paris for the rest of his life, dying there in 1993.

Life and career Synek was born on 7 September 1903 in Prague. He earned degrees from the Sorbonne in Paris and Charles University in Prague. His first wife was the actress Emilie Budlová. He also penned novels and biographies, and won a national literary prize in Czechoslovakia in 1934.

Synek retired in 1973 and lived in Paris until his death there on 12 April 1993 at age of 89. His second marriage was to Helena Janatkova.