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Jiří Marek

1914 – 1994

Czech publicist, scriptwriter, writer and university educator

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Lived 1914 – 1994 (aged 80). Jiří Marek was a Czech writer, screenwriter, journalist, pedagogue, science fiction writer and editing staff.

Jiří Marek (Josef Jiří Puchwein) (30 May 1914, in Prague – 10 December 1994, in Prague) was a Czech writer, educator, journalist and screenwriter. In 1965 he was a member of the jury at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival.

Books Pečeť věrnosti (1944) Vstup do strany (1952) Pionýr Feďa (1953) Střelnice (1962) Blažený věk (1968) Můj strýc Odysseus (1974) Muži jdou v tmě (1946) Vesnice pod zemí (1949) Pohádky vzhůru nohama (1958) Autopohádky ("Car Fairy Tales") (1965) From The Princess Who Never Smiled in Marek's car world: "Once upon the time there lived three Kings: King of petroleum, King of gasoline, and automobile King..." His Petroleumness had a princess who never smiled. The hero of the story is Vendelín the Car Mechanic whose car had all superb equipment, "not to say about pedestrian catcher". In 2004 the band Chinaski with the participation of Jiří Lábus and Lucie Bílá released a double audio CD, with three fairy tales, and 8 songs In 2011, a CD with 4 animated films was released, with three based on the original Marek's stories, the fourth being a new one. Music is by Chinaski and the narrator is , the frontman of Chinaski. Panoptikum starých kriminálních příběhů (1968) Panoptikum hříšných lidí (1971) Panoptikum Města pražského (1979) OK 096 se nehlásí (1979) Sůl země 1, 2 (1981) Psí hvězda Sirius aneb láskyplné vyprávěnky o psech (1982) Tristan aneb O lásce (1985) Čas lásky a nenávisti (1986)

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The Sinful People of Prague Panoptikum města pražského.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Charles University, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague
Positions held
Editor-in-chief, Dean
Employers
Charles University
Awards
Národní umělec; Merited Artist of Czechoslovakia; Klement Gottwald State Prize
Also known as
Jiri Marek

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Jiří Marek?

Czech publicist, scriptwriter, writer and university educator (1914-1994)

When was Jiří Marek born?

Jiří Marek was born on 30 May 1914 in Prague.

When did Jiří Marek die?

Jiří Marek died on 10 December 1994 in Prague.

What was Jiří Marek's occupation?

Jiří Marek was a writer, screenwriter, journalist, pedagogue, science fiction writer and editing staff.

What nationality was Jiří Marek?

Jiří Marek was Czech.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jiří Marek

· Wikidata: Q327303

· DBpedia: Jiří Marek

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