Vlasta Burian - Prague, Czech Republic
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N 50° 06.305 E 014° 23.129
33U E 456055 N 5550494
Josef Vlastimil Burian, better known as Vlasta Burian, (9 April 1891, Liberec – 31 January 1962, Prague) was a Czech stage and film actor, singer, comedian, footballer and film director.
Waymark Code: WMTNQT
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/19/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
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He is well known in the Czech Republic for his comic roles in many movies before and during World War II. His films are still shown regularly on Czech television, being particularly popular around Christmas time. He ran a popular comic theater until 1944, when the Nazis closed down all Czech-language theaters.

After the war Burian was charged and convincted of collaboration with the Nazis. He was briefly imprisoned, and then not permitted to return to the stage until 1950. He was officially exonerated of all charges in 1994.

In the Czech Republic, he is known as Král komiku (King of Comedians).


Plaque Inscription:
„Zde žil král komiku Vlasta Burian“ // Here lived the King of Comedians Vlasta Burian


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