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Sona Valentová was born on 3 June 1946 in Trnava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She was an actress and writer, known for Requiem for a Maiden (1992), Americká tragédia (1976) and Dangerous Liaisons (1980). She was married to Pavol Haspra. She died on 10 December 2022 in Slovakia.- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Slovak movie, theater and TV actor. He is also a passionate fisherman and author of books Actor on the Fishing Rod, Actor Not only on a Fishing Rod, With a Camera And a Fishing Rod and several others. He was born on March 20, 1924 in the village Staskov of central Slovakia. He never studied acting at an academy and his career started spontaneously in various volunteer theater groups. Due to his extraordinary talent for acting, he was offered a job as a professional actor in Martin. He got his start playing a variety of typically Slovak characters. His talent unfolded, however, only in playing complex, older and above all tragicomic characters. Comedy has always been close to his heart. Worldwide recognition came with his controversial leading role in the film of Janos Kadar and Elmar Klos Obchod na korze in 1965. This tragic story from the period of the first independent Slovak state and confiscation of Jewish property by Arians was in 1966 awarded an Oscar. Unfortunately, we do not have the opportunity to evaluate his whole career as an actor, but it is important to mention his unique expression and the color of his voice which has made so many of his film characters unique. The characteristic immediacy, humor, and presence of humanism breathed life into many characters of Slovak and world classical films. Jozef Kroner is one of those actors who do not know rest and whose passion for acting has not diminished in old age. In the recent years we have had a chance to see him in several Czech films.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Michal Docolomanský was born on 25 March 1942 in Niedzica, Malopolskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (1981), Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet (1978) and Vítezný lid (1977). He was married to Marta Docolomanska. He died on 26 August 2008 in Bratislava, Slovakia.- Augustín Kubán was born on 4 July 1921 in Ostrov pri Piestanoch, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (1981), Shadows of a Hot Summer (1978) and Birds, Orphans and Fools (1969). He died on 30 December 1986 in Kosice, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia].
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Marián Geisberg was born on 23 December 1953 in Piestany, Czechoslovakia. He was an actor, known for Rudý kapitán (2016), The Magic Quill (2018) and Muzika (2008). He was married to Anicka. He died on 10 November 2018 in Bratislava, Slovakia.- Marián Labuda was born on 28 October 1944 in Hontianske Nemce, First Slovak Republic [now Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for Král Ubu (1996), The Garden (1995) and I Served the King of England (2006). He was married to Viera. He died on 5 January 2018 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Bronislav Krizan was born on 3 December 1941 in Bratislava, Slovenský stát [now Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for Na konci sveta (1975), Námestie svätej Alzbety (1966) and Nevesta hôl (1972). He died on 20 December 2012 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Ivan Palúch was born on 20 June 1940 in Zvolen, Slovakia. He was an actor, known for Racha, chemi sikvaruli (1977), The Ear (1970) and It Rains in My Village (1968). He died on 3 July 2015 in Martin, Slovakia.
- Frantisek Velecký was born on 8 March 1934 in Zvolen, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for The Brothers Grimm (2005), Prague Nights (1969) and Az eröd (1979). He died on 5 November 2003 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Karol Machata was born on 13 January 1928 in Malacky, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for Ivanov (1964), Vivát, Benyovszky! (1975) and Piesen o sivom holubovi (1961). He died on 3 May 2016 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Andrej Hryc was born on 30 November 1949 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]. He was an actor, known for Rivers of Babylon (1998), The Line (2017) and Pehavý Max a strasidlá (1987). He died on 31 January 2021 in Bratislava, Slovakia.- Director
- Writer
Stefan Uher was born on 4 July 1930 in Prievidza, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was a director and writer, known for She Kept Asking for the Moon (1982), Organ (1965) and Tri dcéry (1968). He died on 29 March 1993 in Bratislava, Slovakia.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Daniel Heriban was born on 25 March 1980 in Trnava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for Únos (2017), Hniezdo (2020) and After... (2006). He was married to Kamila Heribanová and Slávka Halcáková. He died on 24 May 2023 in Svat Jur, Slovakia.- Terezia Krónerová was born on 22 June 1924 in Gajary, Czechoslovakia. She was an actress, known for Stopy na Sitne (1969), Kto odchádza v dazdi (1975) and Priehrada (1950). She died on 15 June 1999 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Writer
- Director
- Animation Department
Viktor Kubal was born on 20 March 1923 in Svátý Jur, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was a writer and director, known for Brigand Jurko (1976), The Bloody Lady (1980) and Janko Hrasko u kúzelníka (1973). He died on 24 April 1997 in Bratislava, Slovakia.- Vlado Müller was born on 19 March 1936 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for Vanoce s Alzbetou (1968), Rodná zem (1954) and Obzalovaný (1964). He died on 20 June 1996 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Július Matula was born on 28 October 1943 in Piestany, Slovenský stát [now Slovakia]. He was a director and writer, known for Kariéra (1985), Nevesta k zulíbání (1981) and Reknem si to prístí léto (1978). He died on 14 May 2016 in Bratislava, Slovakia.- Ludovít Króner was born on 19 December 1925 in Staskov, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for Ruzové sny (1977), Shadows of a Hot Summer (1978) and Keby som mal pusku (1971). He died on 19 December 2000 in Povazská Bystrica, Slovakia.
- Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian form Báthory Erzsébet, (born August 7, 1560, Nyírbátor, Hungary-died August 21, 1614, Castle Cachtice, Cachtice, Hungary [now in Slovakia]), Hungarian countess who purportedly tortured and murdered hundreds of young women in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Báthory was born into prominent Protestant nobility in Hungary. Her family controlled Transylvania, and her uncle, Stephen Báthory, was king of Poland. She was raised at the family castle in Ecséd, Hungary. In 1575 she married Count Ferencz Nádasdy, a member of another powerful Hungarian family, and subsequently moved to Castle Cachtice, a wedding gift from the Nádasdy family. From 1585 to 1595, Báthory bore four children.
Meet extraordinary women who dared to bring gender equality and other issues to the forefront. From overcoming oppression, to breaking rules, to reimagining the world or waging a rebellion, these women of history have a story to tell. After Nádasdy's death in 1604, rumours of Báthory's cruelty began to surface. Though previous accounts of the murder of peasant women had apparently been ignored, the claims in 1609 that she had slain women from noble families attracted attention. Her cousin, György Thurzó, count palatine of Hungary, was ordered by Matthias, then king of Hungary, to investigate. The count palatine determined, after taking depositions from people living in the area surrounding her estate, that Báthory had tortured and killed more than 600 girls with the assistance of her servants. On December 30, 1609, Báthory and her servants were arrested. The servants were put on trial in 1611, and three were executed. Although never tried, Báthory was confined to her chambers at Castle Cachtice. She remained there until she died.
While documents from the 1611 trial supported the accusations made against her, modern scholarship has questioned the veracity of the allegations. Báthory was a powerful woman, made more so by her control of Nádasdy's holdings after his death. The fact that a large debt owed by Matthias to Báthory was canceled by her family in exchange for permitting them to manage her captivity suggests that the acts attributed to her were politically motivated slander that allowed relatives to appropriate her lands. - Ladislav Chudík was born on 27 May 1924 in Hronec by Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for Kawasakiho ruze (2009), Sokolovo (1975) and Vergeßt Mozart (1985). He was married to Alena. He died on 29 June 2015 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Director
- Writer
Elo Havetta was born on 13 June 1938 in Velké Vozokany, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was a director and writer, known for Slávnost v botanickej záhrade (1969), Predpoved: Nula (1966) and Svatá Jana (1963). He died on 3 February 1975 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia].- Peter Debnar was born on 8 October 1941 in Bratislava, Slovenský stát [now Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for Der Ochsenkrieg (1987), Údolie vecných karaván (1968) and Pacho, hybský zbojník (1976). He died on 8 June 2004 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Alzbeta Pietorová was born on 11 May 1938 in Tiszaderzs, Hungary. She was an actress, known for Tri dcéry (1968), Jeden stribrny (1976) and Fénix (1982). She died on 23 February 2004 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Zdena Gruberová was born on 24 November 1933 in Senkvice, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She was an actress, known for Predjarie (1961), Smrt prichádza v dazdi (1966) and Kotrmelec (1961). She died on 18 January 2017 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Frantisek Dibarbora was born on 19 November 1916 in Preßburg, Austria-Hungary [now Bratislava, Slovakia]. He was an actor and director, known for Ivanov (1964), Der Ochsenkrieg (1987) and Volpone (1969). He died on 4 September 1987 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia].- Vlado Durdík was born on 23 May 1949 in Smizany, Czechoslovakia. He was an actor, known for By Way of the Stars (1992), Dobrí ludia este zijú (1979) and Ohnivé krizovatky (1974). He died on 9 March 2003 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Mária Prechovská was born on 21 January 1921 in Trnava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She was an actress, known for Tridsatdevat stupnov v tieni (1975), Biela stuzka v tvojich vlasoch (1978) and The Miraculous Virgin (1967). She died on 5 November 1995 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Director
- Writer
- Composer
Peter Kristúfek was born on 23 June 1973 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was a director and writer, known for Viditelny svet (2011), Snapshots (2009) and Slovensko 2.0 (2014). He died on 23 April 2018 in Badín, Slovakia.- Jozef Adamovic was born on 23 April 1939 in Trnava, Slovenský stát [now Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for Hry lásky sálivé (1971), Vivát, Benyovszky! (1975) and Roky prelomu (1989). He was married to Bozidara Turzonovová. He died on 2 August 2013 in Kosice, Slovakia.
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- Actor
- Producer
Alexej Artim was born on 7 January 1924 in Velký Ruskov, Czechoslovakia. He was a production manager and actor, known for Kristove roky (1967), Slávnost v botanickej záhrade (1969) and Majster kat (1966). He died on 3 November 2010 in Bratislava, Slovakia.- Composer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Jaroslav Filip was born on 22 June 1949 in Hontianske Moravce, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was a composer and actor, known for Cosy Dens (1999), Rivers of Babylon (1998) and Citova výchova jednej Dáse (1980). He died on 11 July 2000 in Bratislava, Slovakia.- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Frantisek Kudlác was born on 22 July 1909 in Horní Herspice, Cechy Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a director and writer, known for Na pochode sa vzdy nespieva (1961), Posledný návrat (1959) and The Miraculous Virgin (1967). He died on 1 December 1990 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia].- Anton Balaz was born on 11 February 1927 in Velké Leváre, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for Hra na telo (1979), Tusenie (1983) and Volanie démonov (1968). He died on 1 January 1997 in Presov, Slovakia.
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Martin Hollý was born on 11 August 1931 in Kosice, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was a director and actor, known for Medená veza (1970), Jeden den pre starú paniu (1967) and Salt & Gold (1983). He died on 18 March 2004 in Bratislava, Slovakia.- Emilia Zimková was born on 1 August 1951 in Okruzná, Presov District, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She was an actress and writer, known for She Kept Asking for the Moon (1982), Vergeßt Mozart (1985) and Proc? (1987). She was married to Ondrej Zimka. She died on 30 May 2023 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Director
- Camera and Electrical Department
Emil Fornay was born on 18 December 1943 in Spisská Nová Ves, Slovenský stát [now Slovakia]. Emil was a director, known for Novinárske rozprávky (1977) and Rok na dedine (1967). Emil died on 2 November 2020 in Bratislava, Slovakia.- Olga Galová was born on 24 October 1931 in Podkylava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. She was an actress, known for Clny proti prudu (1981), Páni sa zabávajú (1971) and Stratená dolina (1976). She died on 16 September 2017 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Jan Gubala was born on 16 August 1928 in Zvolen, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for Stopy na Sitne (1969), Smrt gospodina Goluze (1982) and Dvere dokorán (1978). He died on 4 February 2011 in Povazská Bystrica, Slovakia.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Gustáv Valach was born on 16 March 1921 in Hontianske Nemci, Czechoslovakia. He was an actor, known for Rodná zem (1954), Ztracenci (1957) and Shadows of a Hot Summer (1978). He died on 26 April 2002 in Bratislava, Slovakia.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Milan Lasica was born on 3 February 1940 in Zvolen, Slovenský stát [now Slovakia]. He was an actor and director, known for Hostage (2014), Frankenstein's Aunt (1987) and Modrá ruza (1996). He was married to Magda Vásáryová and Zora Kolínska. He died on 18 July 2021 in Bratislava, Slovakia.- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
- Additional Crew
Jozef Alexander Tallo was born on 12 January 1924 in Reca, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was a writer, known for Drevená dedina (1955), Volanie démonov (1968) and Archimedov zákon (1964). He died on 24 September 1978 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia].- Ludovít Jakubóczy was born on 16 May 1898 in Horné Nastince by Topolcany, Austria-Hungary [now Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for Matkina spoved (1938), Katka (1950) and Mladé srdcia (1952). He died on 1 May 1954 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia].
- Frantisek Bubik was born on 7 October 1906 in Zsolna, Austria-Hungary [now Zilina, Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for Organ (1965), Javor a Juliana (1973) and Tri dcéry (1968). He died on 21 July 1974 in Bardejov, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia].
- Zora Kolínska was born on 27 July 1941 in Kralova Lehota, Slovakia. She was an actress, known for Alzbetin dvor (1986), Odhalenie Alzbety Báthorycky (1965) and Stopy na Sitne (1969). She was married to Milan Lasica, Juraj Kukura and Igor Petr. She died on 17 June 2002 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Eduard Bindas was born on 3 January 1926 in Strázske, Czechoslovakia. He was an actor, known for Poéma o svedomí I-II (1979), The Miraculous Virgin (1967) and Heaven Is Far Away (1973). He died on 28 October 2012 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Mária Hojerová was born on 7 May 1912 in Hubová, okr. Liptovský Mikulás, Austria-Hungary. She was an actress, known for Devce z hor (1924), Ircin románek II. (1921) and Keby som mal pusku (1971). She died on 2 April 2006 in Povazská Bystrica, Slovakia.
- Marián Zednikovic was born on 15 August 1951 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. He was an actor, known for Utekajme, uz ide! (1987), Zborovna (2000) and Dávajte si pozor! (1990). He died on 5 May 2007 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Emília Doseková was born on 14 June 1937 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. She was an actress, known for Javor a Juliana (1973), Rodinné tajomstvá (2005) and Keby som mal pusku (1971). She died on 19 April 2021 in Sala, Slovakia.
- Ján Króner was born on 1 May 1927 in Brunovce,okr.Trencín, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for Pacho, hybský zbojník (1976), Ocovske pastorale (1973) and Dolina (1973). He died on 24 June 1986 in Povazská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia].
- Mikulás Huba was born on 19 October 1919 in Spisská Nová Ves, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was an actor, known for Vivát, Benyovszky! (1975), Akce B (1952) and Beware! (1947). He died on 12 October 1986 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia].