Jaroslav Kvapil

Playwright, Director, Journalist, Poet, Librettist, Critic, Theorist, Translator, Organisational Worker, Dramaturge

Date of birth

25 September 1868

Place of birth

Chudenice u Klatov, Rakousko-Uhersko

Date of death

10 January 1950

Place of death

Praha, Československo

Alternative names

Jaroslav Josef Kvapil (rodné jméno), Karel Dušek (pseudonym), Jiří Pavlík (pseudonym), Jarmila Dušková (pseudonym), K. Dušek (pseudonym), Jacques (pseudonym), Jaques (pseudonym), Olaf (pseudonym), jq (šifra autora), O-f (šifra autora), qp (šifra autora)

Filmography

Charlatan

2020

Writer of Lyrics

Merry Christmas from the Octopuses!

1986

Writer of Lyrics

Sun, Hay and Strawberries

1983

Writer of Lyrics

Water Nymph

1977

Based on

Water Nymph

1962

Based on

Hero for a Night [German version]

1935

Original Story

Hero for a Night

1935

Original Story

Lark's Song

1933

Based on

The Bartered Bride

1933

Director

režie filmu a operního představení

The Little Golden Key

1922

ScreenplayDirector

The Petřín Hillside

1922

Based on

Ahasuerus

1915

Original StoryScreenplayDirector

Awards

Vítěz

Event: Čestný titul Národní umělec

1946
Praha / Czechoslovakia

Vítěz

Event: Státní ceny

1933
Praha / Czechoslovakia

Vítěz

Event: Státní ceny

1925
Praha / Czechoslovakia

Library

If you have any additions or suggestions regarding any of the data, we would appreciate it if you contact the data administrator. See the Contact section for more details.