Frane Milčinski
| Frane Milčinski | |
|---|---|
 Frane Milčinski as Franz Joseph in 1958 | |
| Born |
14 December 1914 Ljubljana, Austria-Hungary (now in Slovenia) |
| Died |
27 February 1988 Ljubljana, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia) |
| Occupation | poet, satirist, humorist, actor, children's writer and director |
| Notable awards |
Levstik Award 1959 for Zvezdica Zaspanka Prešeren Award 1975 for lifetime achievement in radio, television, film and literature |
Frane Milčinski (pen name Ježek) (14 December 1914 – 27 February 1988) was a Slovene poet, satirist, humorist and comedian, actor, children's writer and director. He is considered one of Slovenia's foremost 20th-century satirists and entertainers.
Life
Milčinski was born in Ljubljana in 1914 as the third child of the writer and judge Fran Milčinski. During WW II he was interned in Gonars concentration camp.[1] He was married to the writer and journalist Jana Milčinski.[2]
Work
He worked in the theatre and radio from an early age.[3]
Awards
Throughout his career, Ježek won numerous awards. The 1951 film Kekec, for which he co-wrote the screenplay and theme song "Dobra volja je najbolja", won the first international award for a Slovene feature film when it won a Golden Lion in the Children's Film category at the Venice Film Festival in 1952.
Ježek also won the Levstik Award in 1959 for his story Zvezdica Zaspanka ("The Sleepy Little Star").[4] In 1975 he won the Grand Prešeren Award for a lifetime of achievement in radio, television, film and literature.[5]
Legacy
After him is named the Ježek Award for creative achievements in radio and television, which is bestowed annually since 1989 by the Slovenian Broadcasting House.[6]
Selected publications
- 1951 13 and One: Humorous Stories by Frane Milčinski, a.k.a. Ježek (originally in Slovene: "13 in ena: humoreske Franeta Milčinskega - Ježka")
- 1959 The Sleepy Little Star (originally in Slovene: "Zvezdica Zaspanka)
- 1961 A Legend About A Bureaucrat (originally in Slovene: "Legenda o birokratu")
- 1964 The Tenth Daughter and Other Tales (originally in Slovene: "Desetnica in druge pravljice")
- 1976 The Talking Banknote: An Anthology of Slovene Humorous Prose (originally in Slovene: "Govoreči bankovec: antologija slovenske humoristične proze")
- 1987 Simple Love (originally in Slovene: "Preprosta ljubezen")
- 1988 This World Is Worthy of a Song (originally in Slovene: "Ta svet je pesmi vreden")
- 1998 Humorous Stories (originally in Slovene: "Humoreske")
- 2003 13 + 8 Humorous Stories (originally in Slovene: "13 + 8 humoresk")
Screenplays for films
- 1951 Kekec
- 1952 Svet na Kajžarju
- 1953 Vesna
- 1957 Ne čakaj na maj
- 1959 Dobri stari pianino
- 1965 Zvezdica Zaspanka
References
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- ↑ 14. december: Rodil se je humorist Frane Milčinski - Ježek, MMC RTV Slovenija, 2011
- ↑ Sanje Publishing House site
- ↑ Resnica pod nagobčnikom (The Truth Under the Muzzle) at the 90th anniversary of Ježek's birth, Mladina, 16 December 2004
- ↑ The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture, complete list of the Grand Prešeren Awards recipients
- ↑ Radiotelevizija Slovenija site