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Jiří Slavíček (31 July 1901 – 18 August 1957) was a Czech film editor, screenwriter and director. He is son of painter Antonín Slavíček and brother of Jan Slavíček.[1][2][3]
Jiří Slavíček | |
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Born | |
Died | 18 August 1957 56) Příbram, Czech Republic | (aged
Education | Czech Technical University in Prague |
Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, editor |
Years active | 1933–1953 |
Slavíček studied to be a mechanical engineer at the Czech Technical University in Prague. Instead he followed his desire to become a filmmaker. In 1929, he went on a trip to Hollywood in the United States. He studied film technology and later became an editor.
In 1930, Slavíček returned to Czechoslovakia and worked at the Barrandov Studios as an editor. He later began directing screenplays he wrote.
After the war he was involved in organizing and teaching activities, he worked as the director of the nationalized Barrandov Studios as well as a teacher at the Secondary Film School in Čimelice.
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