Zdeněk Mahler (7 December 1928 – 17 March 2018) was a

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writer, musicologist, pedagogue and screenwriter.

Family

He was born in Batelov, to the family of ironmonger Karel Mahler (1901–1970) and Marie Mahlerová (1903–1982). He was a distant relative of the composer

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Work

As a student of Faculty of Arts in Prague Mahler cooperated with

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and also with Československý rozhlas where he get regular job after finishing his studies. Since 1960 he worked as a

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. He published several books, such as ''Search for golden age'' (1965, translated to English in 1966) and

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of famous persons, such as

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, or Ema Destinová. As a screenwriter Mahler contributed to the creation of several successful films, such as ''

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'' (1968), ''Den sedmý, osmá noc'' (1969), ''

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'' (1979), ''

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'' (1980), ''

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'' (1984), ''

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'' (2007), ''

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'' (2011) and many other films or TV documentaries.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mahler, Zdenek 1928 births 2018 deaths Czech screenwriters Male screenwriters Czech musicologists Charles University alumni People from Jihlava District