Marie Glázrová (11 July 1911 – 19 February 2000) was a Czech

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and

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. Born in

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when it was still part of

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, she studied acting at the

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. She appeared frequently at the National Theatre and after her screen debut in ''

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'' (1934), acted regularly in films. She was married to the

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Eduard Haken Eduard Haken (22 March 1910 – 12 January 1996 in Prague) was a Czech operatic bass (voice type), bass who had a lengthy career at the National Theatre (Prague), National Theatre in Prague during the 20th century. Although he mostly performed wi ...

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1934) * '' Lidé na kře'' (1937) * '' Svět kde se žebrá'' (1938) * '' V pokušení'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1940) * '' Turbina'' (1941) * '' Nocturnal Butterfly'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1942) * ''

Okouzlená ''Okouzlená'' (English: ''Enchanted'') is a 1942 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Otakar Vávra. Cast * Nataša Gollová as Lenka Bártová * Václav Vydra (actor born 1876), Václav Vydra as Rupert Hojtaš * Leopolda Dostalová as Hojtašo ...

'' (1942) * ''

The Girl from Beskydy Mountains ''The Girl from Beskydy Mountains'' () is a 1944 Czech drama film directed by František Čáp based on a novel by Miloslav J. Sousedík. Production The film was shot in Beskydy Mountains. People of Hážovice, Tylovice and Rožnov pod Radhošt ...

'' (1944) * ''

Rozina, the Love Child ''Rozina, the Love Child'' () is a 1945 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Otakar Vávra. The film starred Marie Glázrová. Cast * Marie Glázrová as Rozina * Zdeněk Štěpánek Zdeněk Štěpánek (22 September 1896 – 20 June 1968) ...

'' (1945) * '' The Avalanche'' (1946)

References

Bibliography

* Bartošek, Luboš. ''Náš film: kapitoly z dějin, 1896-1945''. Mladá fronta, 1985. p. 233. * Jiras, Pavel. ''Barrandov: Zlatý věk''. Gallery, 2003. p. 369. * Mabary, Judith A. ''Contextualizing Melodrama in the Czech Lands: In Concert and on Stage''. Routledge, 2020.

External links

* 1911 births 2000 deaths Czech film actresses Czech stage actresses People from Karviná District {{CzechRepublic-actor-stub