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Bohumil Hrabal(1914-1997)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Bohumil Hrabal
Bohumil Hrabal was born on 28 March 1914 in Brünn, Austria-Hungary. He was a writer and actor, known for Closely Watched Trains (1966), Larks on a String (1969) and Krasosmutnení. He was married to Eliska Hrabalová. He died on 3 February 1997 in Prague, Czech Republic.
BornMarch 28, 1914
DiedFebruary 3, 1997(82)
BornMarch 28, 1914
DiedFebruary 3, 1997(82)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination

Known for

Closely Watched Trains (1966)
Closely Watched Trains
7.6
  • Writer
  • 1966
Václav Neckár and Jitka Zelenohorská in Larks on a String (1969)
Larks on a String
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1969
Krasosmutnení
  • Writer
    Pearls of the Deep (1965)
    Pearls of the Deep
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1965

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Krasosmutnení
      • novella "Mestecko u vody"
      • In Development
    • Skoda lásky (2013)
      Skoda lásky
      6.7
      TV Series
      • story
      • 2015
    • Too Loud a Solitude (2007)
      Too Loud a Solitude
      6.2
      • novel
      • 2007
    • Ivan Barnev in I Served the King of England (2006)
      I Served the King of England
      7.3
      • novel
      • 2006
    • Television Theater (1953)
      Television Theater
      8.1
      TV Series
      • story
      • short story
      • 1971–2003
    • Papagáj (1999)
      Papagáj
      6.2
      Short
      • short story
      • 1999
    • Une trop bruyante solitude (1996)
      Une trop bruyante solitude
      5.7
      • novel
      • 1996
    • Andelské oci (1994)
      Andelské oci
      5.7
      • novella "Bambini di Praga"
      • 1994
    • Tanecní hodiny pro starsí a pokrocilé
      TV Movie
      • novella
      • 1991
    • Nezný barbar (1990)
      Nezný barbar
      7.3
      • novel
      • 1990
    • Piekna pani Rzeznikowa
      Short
      • short story
      • 1985
    • The Snowdrop Festivities (1984)
      The Snowdrop Festivities
      7.5
      • stories
      • 1984
    • Bambini di Prága, 1947
      TV Movie
      • novel
      • 1982
    • Morská panna
      Short
      • novel "Krasosmutnení"
      • 1981
    • Cutting it Short (1981)
      Cutting it Short
      7.6
      • Writer
      • 1981
    • Václav Neckár and Jitka Zelenohorská in Larks on a String (1969)
      Larks on a String
      7.3
      • novel "Inzerát na dum, ve kterém uz nechci bydlet"
      • 1969

    Actor

    • Une trop bruyante solitude (1996)
      Une trop bruyante solitude
      5.7
      • Man with trolley
      • 1996
    • Praski student (1990)
      Praski student
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • (1990)
      • 1990
    • The Snowdrop Festivities (1984)
      The Snowdrop Festivities
      7.5
      • Cameo appearance (uncredited)
      • 1984
    • Cutting it Short (1981)
      Cutting it Short
      7.6
      • Cameo appearance (uncredited)
      • 1981
    • A Boring Afternoon (1964)
      A Boring Afternoon
      7.1
      Short
      • Bar patron (uncredited)
      • 1964

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • B. Hrabal
    • Born
      • March 28, 1914
      • Brünn, Austria-Hungary
    • Died
      • February 3, 1997
      • Prague, Czech Republic(fall from fifth floor)
    • Spouse
      • Eliska HrabalováDecember 8, 1956 - August 31, 1987 (her death)
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Article

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