About Ferdinand Havlík
Lived 1928 – 2013 (aged 85). Ferdinand Havlík was a Czech actor, composer, conductor, bandleader, clarinetist and film score composer.
Ferdinand Havlík (17 June 1928 – 28 October 2013) was a Czech composer, and clarinet player. In 1959, Havlík and actor Jiří Suchý co-founded the Semafor musical theater in Prague. Havlík also became Semafor's head composer following the death of Jiří Šlitr in 1969. In addition to Semafor, he worked as a film composer and started a swing band in the 1970s.
Born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, in 1928, Havlík died on October 28, 2013, at the age of 85.
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Who was Ferdinand Havlík?
Czech conductor, actor, composer, jazz musician and clarinettist (1928-2013)
When was Ferdinand Havlík born?
Ferdinand Havlík was born on 17 June 1928 in Brno.
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Ferdinand Havlík died on 28 October 2013 in Prague.
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Ferdinand Havlík was an actor, composer, conductor, bandleader, clarinetist and film score composer.
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Ferdinand Havlík was Czech.
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