Fan Vavřincová

Fan Vavřincová (November 17, 1917 – December 16, 2012) was a Czech screenwriter, novelist, and author. Her credits as a screenwriter include the early 1970s television series, Taková normální rodinka.[1] In addition to screenwriting, Vavřincová authored novels, often written specifically for girls, as well as short stories, detective stories, thrillers, and mysteries. Among her most well-known novels is Eva tropí hlouposti (1934), which was adapted into the 1939 film by the same name (directed by Martin Frič).[1]

Vavřincová was born Věra Němotová in Prague, Austro-Hungarian Empire, on November 17, 1917.[1] She began writing when she was a sixteen-year-old high school student.[1] She married her husband, a businessman, before graduating from a French school in Prague.[1] Together, the couple had two daughters.[1] In 1948, the new Communist government of Czechoslovakia seized the family's home and their liquor business.[1] Vavřincová worked as an accountant for a time while she resumed her writing.[1]

Fan Vavřincová died on December 16, 2012, at the age of 95.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Zemřela Fan Vavřincová, autorka Takové normální rodinky". Novinky.cz. 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  2. ↑ "Fan Vavřincová". ČSFD.cz. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
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