Josef Topol (1 April 1935 – 15 June 2015) was a

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playwright. In 1965, he co-founded ''Divadlo za branou'', a theatre in Prague which was closed in 1972 after being banned by Czechoslovak government. In 1977 he signed

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. He was married to Jiřina Topolová (1931–2016; daughter of

Karel Schulz Karel Schulz (6 May 1899 – 27 February 1943) was a Czech novelist, theatre critic, poet and short story writer, whose best known work is the historical novel ''Stone and Pain'' (1942; cs, Kámen a bolest).Prokop, Vladimír. ''Přehled česk ...

) and had two sons: Jáchym (* 1962) who is a writer and

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(1965–2013) who was a leader of the band

Psí vojáci Psí vojáci (lit. Dog Soldiers) was a Czech rock band from Prague, fronted by singer, pianist and songwriter Filip Topol, son of playwright Josef Topol and brother of writer Jáchym Topol. Topol formed the band in 1979 with drummer David Skála ...

. Josef Topol died in

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on 15 June 2015, at age of 80 .

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Topol, Josef 20th-century Czech dramatists and playwrights Czech male dramatists and playwrights 1935 births 2015 deaths People from Benešov District Charter 77 signatories Recipients of the Thalia Award