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| Born | Jan Tomáš Forman ()18 February Čáslav, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 13 April () (aged 86) Danbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
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Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (; Czech: [ˈmɪloʃ ˈforman]; 18 February – 13 April ) was a Czech and American spelfilm director, screenwriter, actor, and professor who rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the United States in
Forman was an important figure in the Czechoslovak New Wave. Film scholars and Czechoslovak authorities saw his spelfilm The Firemen's Ball as a biting sat
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Turnaround: A Memoir
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Hair. Ragtime. Amadeus. Valmont. Two of these films earned Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture. All display a distinctive combination of intelligence and artistry born of the vision of one man: Milos Forman. Milos Forman's uncommon childhood left him orphaned by World War II in a small Czechoslovakian town. Eight years old when his father was seized by the Gestapo, ten when his mother was arrested, Forman spent his next thirty years living out of a suitcase and nurturing a dream to make movies. As a teenager, he made his way to Prague, where he began his apprenticeship among drunken filmmakers and humorless state-controlled film czars, but most significantly with brilliant mentors such as Alfred Radok, the legendary Czech director. In this frustrating and often surreal Communist state, Forman cultivated youthful friendships with the likes of Vaclav Havel, Milan Kundera, and Ivan Passer, and through sheer force
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Miloš Forman
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| Born | Jan Tomáš Forman ()18 February Čáslav, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 13 April () (aged&#;86) Danbury, Connecticut, US |
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Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (;[2]Czech:[ˈmɪloʃˈforman]; 18 February – 13 April ) was a Czech-American film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor who rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the United States in Throughout Forman's career he won two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, a Golden Bear, a César Award, and the Czech Lion.[3]
Forman was an important