Josef Topol

Josef Topol (1 April 1935 – 15 June 2015) was a Czech playwright.

Josef Topol
Born(1935-04-01)April 1, 1935
Poříčí nad Sázavou
DiedJune 15, 2015(2015-06-15) (aged 80)
Prague
OccupationPlaywright
RelativesJáchym Topol (son)
Filip Topol (son)

In 1965, he co-founded Divadlo za branou, a theater in Prague which was closed in 1972 after being banned by Czechoslovak government.[1] In 1977 he signed Charter 77.[2]

He was married to Jiřina Topolová (1931-2016; daughter of Karel Schulz) and had two sons: Jáchym (* 1962) who is a writer and Filip (1965-2013) who was a leader of the band Psí vojáci.

Josef Topol died in 2015 at age of 80 in Prague.[2]

References
  1. Bezr, Ondřej (16 June 2015). "Zemřel dramatik Josef Topol. Bylo mu 80 let". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. "Zemřel významný český dramatik Josef Topol, básník jeviště". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 16 June 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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