Karel Švenk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karel Švenk

Czech entertainer

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1917

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 01-Apr-1945

Profession: writer, composer, cabaret artist

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Karel Švenk, sometimes referred to in German as Karl Schwenk (Prague, 17 March 1917 – near Karlsberg, en route to Mauthausen, 1 April 1945), was a Czech cabaret artist, comedian, songwriter and writer.
A leading figure in the cabaret at the Theresienstadt concentration camp, a "show" concentration camp for artists, Svenk was eventually sent to Auschwitz and later died on a subsequent transport to Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp.