Janko Ravnik
Slovenian pianist, teacher, film director and composer
About Janko Ravnik
Lived 1891 – 1981 (aged 90). Janko Ravnik was a Slovenian and Yugoslav film director, cinematographer, film producer, composer, pianist and university teacher.
Janko Ravnik (7 March 1891 – 2 September 1981) was a Slovenian pianist, teacher, film director and composer.
He was born in Bohinjska Bistrica and died in Ljubljana. In 1928 and 1929, he filmed In the Kingdom of the Goldhorn , the first Slovene feature film. It features the ascent of a group of students to the top of Mount Triglav. In 1929, Ravnik filmed a great national ceremony in Ljubljana on the 120th anniversary of the establishment of the Illyrian Provinces, during which a monument was erected to Napoleon and Illyria at French Revolution Square. One of his pupils was Pavel Šivic.
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Who was Janko Ravnik?
Slovenian pianist, teacher, film director and composer (1891–1981)
When was Janko Ravnik born?
Janko Ravnik was born on 7 March 1891 in Bohinjska Bistrica.
When did Janko Ravnik die?
Janko Ravnik died on 2 September 1981 in Ljubljana.
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Janko Ravnik was a film director, cinematographer, film producer, composer, pianist and university teacher.
What nationality was Janko Ravnik?
Janko Ravnik was Slovenian and Yugoslav.
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