Jiří Hubač (27 August 1929 Prague - 27 September 2011 Prague) was a Czech playwright and screenwriter. He began his career as a playwright in Czechoslovak Television as a playwright after 1961, and since 1974 he has been a freelance professor. He has worked with Jaroslav Dietl before, and his own significant success has been achieved by Ikarův pád (1977) and Ripe Raspberries (1981). His effort was to create custom-made roles for selected actors, he had the support of his approach in his close collaborator, director František Filip. Also, his television series Dobra Voda (1982) and Sanitka (1985) recorded great acclaim. He has drafted a number of novels, such as King Krysa from James Clavell or The Chime ringing from Ernest Hemingway. In 1989 he was appointed a deserving artist and in 2000 he was featured in the TV Hall of Fame at the TYT Awards. He also received the Trilobit Prize and the Vladislav Vančura Prize. Jiří Hubač is buried at the Kyjov cemetery in Prague 9. (Wikipedia)

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