Frane Milčinski

Frane Milčinski

Frane Milčinski as Franz Joseph in 1958
Born (1914-12-14)14 December 1914
Ljubljana, Austria-Hungary (now in Slovenia)
Died 27 February 1988(1988-02-27)
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

Screenplays for films

References

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