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Kája Saudek
Kája Saudek (born Karel Saudek; 13 May 1935 – 26 June 2015) was a Czechs, Czech comics illustrator and graphic artist. He was considered one of the best artists of Czech comics.#Malá, Malá (2004), p. 268. He has been called the "King of Czech comic books". His twin brother Jan Saudek is an internationally known photographer and painter. Biography Karel and Jan Saudek were born in Prague in 1935, twin sons of Gustav Saudek, who was Jewish, and his Czech wife. Both of their families originated in Bohemia; Gustav was born in Děčín. After the Nazis invaded Czechoslovakia during World War II, the family was subject to the racial persecution by the Nazis. Kája and his brother Jan were imprisoned with other Mischlinge (mixed-blood) children in the Nazi concentration camp Luža in Poland.#Mrázková, Mrázková (2005), p. 475. Many of their Jewish family members died in the Theresienstadt concentration camp, where their father was deported in February 1945, but both brothers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters. Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectures. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era. Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions, many of which survived the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Comic Book
An American comic book is a thin periodical originating in the United States, on average 32 pages, containing comics. While the form originated in 1933, American comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publication of ''Action Comics'', which included the debut of the superhero Superman. This was followed by a superhero boom that lasted until the end of World War II. After the war, while superheroes were marginalized, the comic book industry rapidly expanded and genres such as horror, crime, science fiction and romance became popular. The 1950s saw a gradual decline, due to a shift away from print media in the wake of television and the impact of the Comics Code Authority. The late 1950s and the 1960s saw a superhero revival and superheroes remained the dominant character archetype throughout the late 20th century into the 21st century. Since 1934 and since 1939 two most comic book publishers of DC Comics and Marvel Comics. DC and Marvel comic book publishers, when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hospodářské Noviny
''Hospodářské noviny'' (English: "Economic Newspaper") is a daily newspaper published nationally in the Czech Republic. History and profile ''Hospodářské noviny'' was first published on 21 May 1990. The paper is headquartered in Prague and has a specific focus on economics. The founder and publisher is a joint company, Economia which is owned by Czech oligarch Zdeněk Bakala since 2008. It is published in broadsheet format. Circulation The circulation of ''Hospodářské noviny'' was 75,000 copies in 2002. In October 2003 the paper had a circulation of 74,195 copies. The circulation of the paper was 66,024 copies in December 2004. It was 67,000 copies for 2004 as a whole. The 2007 circulation of the paper was 58,783 copies. The circulation of ''Hospodářské noviny'' was 57,390 copies in 2008 and 54,285 copies in 2009. It was 44,225 copies in 2010 and 41,933 copies in 2011. As of September 2013 it was the 9th most widely circulated newspaper in the country with the circu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muriel A Andělé
''Muriel a andělé'' (''Muriel and Angels'') is a comic album written by Miloš Macourek and drawn by Kája Saudek, originally created in the late 1960s and published in 1991. The album is considered one of the masterworks of Czech comics; it was voted the best Czech comic in a poll held by the newspaper ''Mladá fronta DNES'' in 2009. ''Muriel and Angels'' tells the story of a young physician Muriel Ray and her friend Ro, a winged angel who came to Earth from a distant future. The main character was inspired by the Czech film star Olga Schoberová, and the main antagonist, militant general Ian Xeron, was inspired by Saudek's twin brother, photographer Jan Saudek. Background Kája Saudek met Macourek in 1960, through Olga Schoberová, a young shopgirl in a Prague's ironmongery. Prokůpek (2009), p. 148 ''"Přivedla mě k němu Olga Schoberová, půvabná prodavačka ze železářství u Rotta..."'' Their artistic collaboration began in 1966, and was initially focused on fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ondřej Neff
Ondřej Neff (born June 26, 1945, Prague) is a Czech science fiction writer and journalist. He is the founder o''Neviditelný pes''(''The Invisible Dog''), one of the earliest and most popular Czech daily news/comments websites, an''Digineff'' a website about digital photography for amateurs. His father Vladimír Neff was a popular writer, author of many historical novels. Neff had two children with his first wife: a son, David, born in 1970, who works as a photographer for Mladá fronta DNES and a singer; and a daughter named Irena, born in 1979, murdered by her husband on 23 February 2008. Ondřej Neff has supported Czech President Václav Klaus in his fight against environmentalism. He described his opinions, for example, in the article Klaus versus the Warming Ideology . Works * 1978 ''Holky se perou jinak'' (with Vladimír Kovářík ml.) * 1980 ''Klukoviny a tátoviny'' * 1981 ''Tajná kniha o fotografii'' * 1983 ''A včely se vyrojily'' (humorous novel) * 1987 ''Veče ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaroslav Foglar
Jaroslav Foglar (6 July 1907 – 23 January 1999) was a Czechoslovak writer who wrote many novels about youths (partly also about Boy Scouts movement) and their adventures in nature and dark city streets. His signature series is ''Rychlé šípy'', which was adapted into comics by Jan Fischer. Early life Foglar was born in 1907 and grew up in Prague. Because his father died prematurely he was brought up in rather poor material conditions by his mother. To earn some extra money young Slavik used to copy the popular detective stories, '' cliftonky'', earning 20 heller per copy. (This initially affected his literary style, and some of the first editions of his books were to be corrected later, to get rid of the literary slag.)Ivo FenclJežek v kleci. Rozhovor s Foglarem uprostřed osmdesátých let/ref> He was strongly influenced by romantic parts of Prague. All of the fictional towns in his novels are more or less derived from Prague. During the 1920s, Foglar was strongly influen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Wants To Kill Jessie?
''Who Wants to Kill Jessie?'' ( cs, Kdo chce zabít Jessii?) is a 1966 Czechoslovak science fiction comedy film directed by Václav Vorlíček. The story focuses on a couple who use a machine which can bring objects and people from dreams to the real world. The main plot includes the accidental release of the comics character Jessie into the real world, and the film features many gags about the clash between the real world, and comics imagery such as word balloons and sound effects. The comics illustrator Kája Saudek participated as the creator of special effects and illustrations for the film. Prokůpek (2010), p. 123 Cast * Dana Medřická as doc. Růženka Beránková * Jiří Sovák as doc. Jindřich Beránek * Olga Schoberová as Jessie * Juraj Višný as Superman * Karel Effa as Gunslingere * Jan Libíček as Prison Guard * Valtr Taub as Professor * Bedřich Prokoš as University Rector * Ilja Racek as Beránková's colleague * Otto Šimánek Otto Šimánek (28 April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miloš Macourek
Miloš Macourek (2 December 1926, Kroměříž – 30 September 2002, Prague) was a Czech poet, playwright, author and screenwriter. Biography During his career, Macourek worked in various professions. From 1953 to 1960, he was a teacher of the art history; later he worked as a dramaturgist at the Barrandov Film Studios. He created children's books, TV series and film comedies. Works Books * ''Živočichopis'' * ''Pohádky'' * ''Mravenečník v početnici'' * ''Ostrov pro šest tisíc budíků'' * ''Světe, div se'' * ''Žofka'' * ''Žofka ředitelkou zoo'' * ''Láska a dělová koule : povídky a bajky'' * ''Člověk by nevěřil svým očím'' * ''Jakub a dvě stě dědečků'' * ''Mach a Šebestová'' * ''Žirafa nebo tulipán?'' Film and TV screenplays * '' Kdo chce zabít Jessii?'' * '' Čtyři vraždy stačí, drahoušku'' * ''I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen'' (''Zabil jsem Einsteina, pánové'') 1969 * '' Pane, vy jste vdova!'' * ''Straw Hat'' (''Slaměný klobouk'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Schoberová
Olga Schoberová, also known as Olinka Bérová (born March 15, 1943), is a Czech-American actress. She acted in Czech, German, Italian, Austrian, Polish, English, and American movies. As "Olinka Berova", she appeared in ''The Vengeance of She'' (1968), and several more films. Schoberová has been compared to Brigitte Bardot and Ursula Andress. She is fluent in English, German and Russian. Early life Olga Schoberová was born 15 March 1943 in Prague. Both of her parents were clerks. She graduated from the High School of Economics. Career After graduation Schoberová worked as a clerk at the Technomat, for CZK 500 per month. Her older sister Eva was a model. Since Eva was quite busy as a model, Eva once sent Olga, who looked very similar to her, to a modeling job. Olga then started shooting commercials. A Pilsner beer poster with 20 year old Olga attracted the attention of director Antonín Kachlík, who cast her in the movie ''We Were Ten'' (1963). Soon after she was cast i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrandov Studios
Barrandov Studios is a set of film studios in Prague, Czech Republic. It is the largest film studio in the country and one of the largest in Europe. Several major Hollywood productions have been made here, including ''Mission Impossible'', '' The Bourne Identity'', '' Casino Royale'', '' G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'', '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', ''The Zookeeper's Wife'', and others. Founding Czech film history is closely connected with that of Prague's entrepreneurial Havel family, and especially with the activities of the brothers Miloš Havel (1899–1968) and Václav Maria Havel (1897–1979) (Václav was the father of the Czech President of the same name). In 1921, Miloš Havel created the A-B Joint Stock Company by merging his own American Film distribution company with the Biografia film distributors. At first, A-B studios were located in the garden of a Vinohrady brewery. However, with the emerging sound film, new modern s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Technical Writer
A technical writer is a professional information communicator whose task is to transfer information between two or more parties, through any medium that best facilitates the transfer and comprehension of the information. Technical writers research and create information through a variety of delivery media (electronic, printed, audio-visual, and even touch). Example types of information include online help, manuals, white papers, design specifications, project plans, and software test plans. With the rise of e-learning, technical writers are increasingly becoming involved with creating online training material. According to the Society for Technical Communication (STC): In other words, technical writers take advanced technical concepts and communicate them as clearly, accurately, and comprehensively as possible to their intended audience, ensuring that the work is accessible to its users. Kurt Vonnegut described technical writers as: Engineers, scientists, and other profession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Corben
Richard Corben (October 1, 1940December 2, 2020) was an American illustrator and comic book artist best known for his comics featured in '' Heavy Metal'' magazine, especially the ''Den'' series which was featured in the magazine's first film adaptation in 1981. He was the winner of the 2009 Spectrum Grand Master Award2009 Spectrum Grand Master Announced from '''' and the 2018 Grand Prix at Angoulême. In 2012 he was elected to the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame. Biography Richard Corben wa ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
