Ladislav Smoljak, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ladislav Smoljak

Czech actor, humorist, educator, director and scriptwriter

Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1931

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 06-Jun-2010

Profession: screenwriter, actor, writer, pedagogue, stage actor, film director, television actor

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Ladislav Smoljak (9 December 1931 – 6 June 2010) was a Czech film and theater director, actor and screenwriter.
He was born in Prague. Smoljak tried to study at an art academy but failed the admission process.
He went on to study physics and mathematics, and later worked as journalist and scriptwriter.
Together with Zdenek Sverák he founded the Theater of Jára Cimrman (Divadlo Járy Cimrmana, DJC) in Prague, named after a fictitious genius.
Smoljak wrote scripts and directed several films; these became very successful in the Czech Republic. He died of cancer on 6 June 2010 in Kladno.