Josef_Rovenský

Josef Rovenský

Josef Rovenský

Czech actor (1894–1937)

Josef Rovenský (17 April 1894 – 5 November 1937) was a Czech-Jewish[1] film actor and director.[2] He appeared in 74 films between 1914 and 1936. He starred in the 1929 film Father Vojtech, which was the directorial debut of Martin Frič.[3] He died during filming of Virginity. According to Otakar Vávra he died of a cocaine overdose. His last film Watchman No. 47 was then completed by Jan Sviták.

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  1. [1]
    Siegbert Salomon Prawer, Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933, Berghahn Books (2007), p. 213
  2. [2]
    "Josef Rovenský". csfd.cz. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  3. [3]
    "Martin Frič - Director". filmreference.com. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
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