Oldřich Nový

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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.  

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1899-08-07
  • event Death Date 1983-03-15
  • school Known for: Acting
  • star Popularity: 1
  • info Birth Place Praha
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6

Bílá spona

1961-06-16

7.1

The Phantom of Morrisville

1966-07-15

6.7

Eva Fools Around

1939-11-10

6.7

Men About Town

1969-10-10

7.3

Kristian

1939-09-08

0

Velbloud uchem jehly

1926-11-12

2

V hlavní roli Oldřich Nový

1980-12-05

6.5

Katya and the Crocodile

1966-04-11

7.8

Přítelkyně pana ministra

1940-03-22

5.7

Paklíc

1944-12-22

8.1

The Blue Star Hotel

1941-08-29

5.9

Hudba z Marsu

1955-05-27

6

Sobota

1945-01-12

6.5

Camel Through The Eye Of A Needle

1937-01-19

6.7

Valentin Dobrotivý

1942-07-31

0

Existuje vlastně Mr. Johns?

1963-01-01

6.8

A Charming Man

1941-07-04

6.3

The Girl in Blue

1940-01-26

0

Jak se dělal Radiojournal

1973-01-01

6

Dědečkem proti své vůli

1939-08-04

6.5

The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire

1949-04-01

0

Where an Alibi Is Not Everything

1961-07-28

5.5

Advokátka Věra

1937-04-30

6.5

Důvod k rozvodu

1937-08-20

3.3

Parohy

1947-10-10

6

Falešná kočička

1937-08-06

4

Alibi on the Lake

1966-01-21

6

Život je krásný

1940-12-20

6.2

Burian the Liar

1940-09-13

6.2

Of Things Supernatural

1959-01-09

0

Rhythm of First Love

1966-01-01

0

Uličnice

1936-10-23

8

Rozkošný příběh

1937-01-29

0

Třetí zvonění

1938-02-04

6

Na tý louce zelený

1936-08-07

0

Rozpustilá noc

1935-04-05

5

Dva z onoho světa

1962-12-28

10

Úplně vyřízený chlap

1965-05-21

0

Čertouská poudačka

1966-01-01

4

Zlatý pavouk

1957-02-22

4

Nechte to na mně

1955-12-23

0

Neznámá kráska

1922-01-01

6

The Mysterious Mr. Hyde

1964-01-01

5

Slovo dělá ženu

1953-05-29

0

Pouť noci silvestrovské

1953-12-31

0

Abrakadabra

1946-01-01

0

Něco se tu změnilo

1955-01-01

6

Věštec

1963-01-01

7

Bakaláři

1972-02-19

8.8

Taková normální rodinka

1971-03-13

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