Oldřich Nový
1899-08-07 ( 125 years old ) in Praha

Oldřich Nový was a Czech film and theatre actor, director, composer, dramaturge and singer. He is considered one of the greatest actors of the Czech cinema in the first half of the 20th century.  At the encouragement of his uncle, Miloš Nový, a well-known actor of the National Theatre in Prague, Oldřich joined amateur theatre group "Řemeslnická beseda" and appeared in numerous plays before moving to Brno to direct in 1918.   Following his fifteen year stay, Oldřich  co-founded the "Nové divadlo" (The New Theatre) together with his wife Alice Valentová-Nová.  There he explored new and modern expressions of theatre by combining spoken word with operetta stylings to develop the "musical comedy" genre. In 1937 he met and began collaborating with renowned pre-war director Mac Frič. Their first success came in 1939, with the comedy Kristián, the first of many popular comedies starring Nový. During the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, Oldřich Nový became a target of the Nazi party, both for his celebrity, and his wife’s Jewish ancestry.  In 1944, after refusing to divorce, the couple was imprisoned in the the German concentration camp in Osterode. Following the liberation, Nový worked a dramaturge of Czechoslovakian film until the 1960s, when he began appearing on Czech television in the popular television series, "Taková normální rodinka" (1967-1971). His last theatre role was a title character of the play "Hodinový hoteliér" by Pavel Landovský, directed by Evald Schorm. During this time, Nový again collaborated with Mac Frič to create successful comedies, both conformist and parody, but these films are of minor note to his career. In his later years, Nový lived a life of isolation to avoid his celebrity status, almost never leaving his home.  

Movies

V hlavní roli Oldřich Nový 1980-12-05
Jak se dělal Radiojournal 1973-01-01
Men About Town 1969-10-10
The Phantom of Morrisville 1966-07-15
Katya and the Crocodile 1966-04-11
Alibi on the Lake 1966-01-21
Rhythm of First Love 1966-01-01
Čertouská poudačka 1966-01-01
Úplně vyřízený chlap 1965-05-21
The Mysterious Mr. Hyde 1964-01-01
Existuje vlastně Mr. Johns? 1963-01-01
Věštec 1963-01-01
Dva z onoho světa 1962-12-28
Where an Alibi Is Not Everything 1961-07-28
Bílá spona 1961-06-16
Of Things Supernatural 1959-01-09
Zlatý pavouk 1957-02-22
Nechte to na mně 1955-12-23
Hudba z Marsu 1955-05-27
Něco se tu změnilo 1955-01-01
Pouť noci silvestrovské 1953-12-31
Slovo dělá ženu 1953-05-29
The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire 1949-04-01
Parohy 1947-10-10
Abrakadabra 1946-01-01
Sobota 1945-01-12
Paklíc 1944-12-22
Valentin Dobrotivý 1942-07-31
The Blue Star Hotel 1941-08-29
A Charming Man 1941-07-04
Život je krásný 1940-12-20
Burian the Liar 1940-09-13
Přítelkyně pana ministra 1940-03-22
The Girl in Blue 1940-01-26
Eva Fools Around 1939-11-10
Kristian 1939-09-08
Dědečkem proti své vůli 1939-08-04
Třetí zvonění 1938-02-04
Důvod k rozvodu 1937-08-20
Falešná kočička 1937-08-06
Advokátka Věra 1937-04-30
Rozkošný příběh 1937-01-29
Camel Through The Eye Of A Needle 1937-01-19
Uličnice 1936-10-23
Na tý louce zelený 1936-08-07
Rozpustilá noc 1935-04-05
Velbloud uchem jehly 1926-11-12
Neznámá kráska 1922-01-01

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