George Voskovec
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: June 19, 1905
Day of Death: July 4, 1981 (76 years old)
Place of Birth: Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)
Founded Czech avantgarde theatre and film group 'Osvobozene divadlo' with actor Jan Werich in 1927. Affiliated with the Poetist movement (Karel Teige). Made succesfull comedy shows with political themes. Voskovec left Czechoslovakia after the German invasion, 1938/39 and emigrated to the US.
