Jan Drda

Plaque for Jan Drda in New Town, Prague

Jan Drda (4 April 1915 – 28 November 1970) was a Czech journalist, politician, playwright, screenwriter and author of modern fairytales. He was the Czech State Prize Laureate in 1949 and 1953, and was a nominated again for the same prize in 1965.[1]

  1. ^ Malá československá encyklopedie D–CH. Vol. 2 (1st ed.). Prague: Academia. 1985. p. 182.