Jiří Grossmann (20 July 1941 – 5 December 1971) was a

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theatre actor, poet, and composer.

Life

Grossmann was born in

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. After his graduation, he started at the technical university ČVUT, but left in 1962 when he met

Miloslav Šimek Miloslav Šimek (7 March 1940 Prague – 16 February 2004 Prague) was a Czech comedian and satirist. He was most famous for his double act with Jiří Grossmann on their show ''Návštěvní dny'' at the Semafor theatre, presented at the break o ...

in the Olympik bar. Grossmann performed with Dixie Party Band in the Olympik bar, playing on contrabass also. They immediately established a theatre double and started writing poems, short-stories and stageplays. Their first theatre group was called Mlok.Czech Radio Broadcast Article
/ref> Grossmann and Šimek's most famous project was Navštěvní dny, a theatre-styled show performed in theatre Semafor.Skálová, Johana. ''Nevyjasněná úmrtí V''. 1st Ed. Praha : The World Circle Foundation, 2000. . The duo was persecuted after the Soviet occupation of

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in 1968 following the

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. When Grossmann realized he was dying of

Hodgkin's lymphoma Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a type of lymphoma, in which cancer originates from a specific type of white blood cell called lymphocytes, where multinucleated Reed–Sternberg cells (RS cells) are present in the patient's lymph nodes. The condition wa ...

, he wrote one of his most sad lyrics called "Závidím (I Am Envious)" expressing fears of death. A few days before Christmas in 1971, Grossmann died in the hospital. The Jiří Grossmann TheatreJiří Grossmann Theatre
/ref> and Prague's Jiří Grossmann's Archway commemorate him today.

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Filmography

Short stories

Bolded names represent book collections.

Lyrics

Discography

References

External links

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