Vlasta Burian

Vlasta Burian
Vlasta Burian in 1942
Born
Josef Vlastimil Burian

(1891-04-09)9 April 1891
Died31 January 1962(1962-01-31) (aged 70)
Occupation(s)Film & Stage Actor, Director, Comedian and Athlete
Years active1923-1945; 1950–1962
SpouseNina Červenková (1919–1962)
PartnerAnna Emílie Pírkovová (1911–1912)

Josef Vlastimil Burian, better known as Vlasta Burian, (9 April 1891, in Liberec – 31 January 1962, in Prague) was an internationally renowned Czechoslovak film and stage actor, singer, comedian, footballer and film director. In the Czech Republic, he is known as Král komiků (King of Comedians).[1]

Portrait of Burian by Emil Artur Longen (1931)
Grave at Vyšehrad Cemetery in Prague
  1. ^ Richard Taylor, Nancy Wood, Julian Graffy, Dina Iordanova (2019). The BFI Companion to Eastern European and Russian Cinema. Bloomsbury. p. 1964. ISBN 978-1838718497.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)