Josef Skružný (15 March 1871 in Prague – 12 May 1948) was a Czech writer and journalist. As well as writing under his own name, he used various pseudonyms, including Venouš Dolejš (alternatively Venoušek Dolejš),[1] Matouš Česnek, and Venouš Huňáček.[2]

Biography

Skružný was born in 1871 in Dolní Krč, which was later merged into Prague.[2] He was trained as a stone-cutter before becoming a journalist for Humoristické listy, a political satire magazine, where he contributed with short stories and cartoons. During the 1910s he was a friend of other satirists including Josef Lada and Jaroslav Hašek. During the First Republic of Czechoslovakia, Skružný was a popular author of dramatic and satirical novels, many of which were made into films. He named his villa in Zbraslav near Prague, "Venoušek a Stázička", after one of his most successful works.

Skružný began writing film scripts with his nephew, Elmar Klos, in the 1920s.[3] Together, they wrote five scripts that later developed into feature films, directed by Svatopluk Innemann.[4]

Skružný died in 1948 in Zbraslav.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Centropa: A Journal of Central European Architecture and Related Arts. Centropa. 2004. p. 62. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Skružný, Josef". International Encyclopedia of Pseudonyms. De Gruyter. 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Parky at the Pictures". Oxford Times. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. ↑ Balski, Grzegorz (1992). Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945-1991. Flicks Books. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-948911-69-9. Retrieved 18 August 2021.


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