Václav Krška

Václav Krška
Born	(1900-10-07)7 October 1900 Písek, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)
Died	17 November 1969(1969-11-17) (aged 69) Prague, Czechoslovakia
Occupation(s)	Film director Screenwriter Writer
Years active	1939-1969

Václav Krška (7 October 1900 – 17 November 1969) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and writer.^[1]

Krška was born in Písek on 7 October 1900 as the only child. His father was a butcher and innkeeper, but died soon after his birth. His mother married a mill owner, so Krška grew up in a mill in Heřmaň.^[1] After his step-father and mother died, he was managing the mill until 1937.^[1] In his youth he founded an amateur theatre for which he wrote, acted and directed. He also wrote poems, short stories and novels. Krška made his first movie Fiery Summer in 1939, based on the novel he wrote. He was a homosexual, as were his frequent collaborators František Čáp and Eduard Cupák.^[2] During the Nazi occupation he was sentenced to 5 months in prison for homosexual relations.^[3]

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