Miloš Macourek (2 December 1926, Kroměříž – 30 September 2002, Prague) was a Czech poet, playwright, author and screenwriter.
Biography
During his career, Macourek worked in various professions. From 1953 to 1960, he was a teacher of the art history; later he worked as a dramaturgist at the Barrandov Film Studios. He created children's books, TV series and film comedies.
Works
Books
- Živočichopis
- Pohádky
- Mravenečník v početnici
- Ostrov pro šest tisíc budíků
- Světe, div se
- Žofka
- Žofka ředitelkou zoo
- Láska a dělová koule : povídky a bajky
- Člověk by nevěřil svým očím
- Jakub a dvě stě dědečků
- Mach a Šebestová
- Žirafa nebo tulipán?
Film and TV screenplays
- Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (1966)
- Happy End (1967)
- I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (1969)
- Four Murders Are Enough, Darling (1971)
- You Are a Widow, Sir (1971)
- Straw Hat (1971)
- The Girl on the Broomstick (1972)
- How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer (1974)
- Mach a Šebestová (TV series, 1976)
- Arabela (TV series, 1979)
- The Flying Čestmír (TV series, 1984)
- Wild Flowers (2000)
Comics
- Muriel a andělé (1969, drawn by Kája Saudek)
- Muriel a oranžová smrt (1969/1970, drawn by Kája Saudek)
- Peruánský deník (1984, drawn by Kája Saudek)
References
- "Zemřel scenárista Miloš Macourek". iDnes (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 30 September 2002. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- "Miloš Macourek" (in Czech). Slovník české literatury po roce 1945 (Dictionary of the Czech Literature After 1945). Retrieved 27 February 2011.
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