Ota Hofman
Ota Hofman, also Ota Dvorský ( pseudonym ) (born April 10, 1928 in Prague ; † May 17, 1989 ibid), was one of the most famous Czech writers of children's and youth literature of the second half of the 20th century and screenwriter .
Life
Hofman grew up in Kostelní Lhota, Czech Republic, and attended school there. He then attended a secondary school and, after graduating from high school in 1948, began studying law at the commercial academy. In 1949 he enrolled at the Prague Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts , where he studied dramaturgy and scenario writing until 1953.
From 1955 Ota Hofman was dramaturge for children's films at the Barrandov film studios . His most famous character was Pan Tau , who he created together with director Jindřich Polák . Many of his other characters and series were also popular with children in the 1970s and 1980s, such as: B. Luzie, the horror of the street . The mostly fantastic stories were shown in Czechoslovakia as well as in the GDR and the FRG and were often co-productions between the broadcasters in the respective countries. In 1982 Hofman became director of scenario at the Barrandov film studios.
Other television series Hofman developed and wrote were The Visitors and The Road to Atlantis . He also wrote scripts for fairy tale films such as Odysseus and the Stars .
Filmography (selection)
- 1956: Miss Robinson (Robinsonka)
- 1956: Hänschen's great journey (Honzíkova cesta)
- 1957: 1-0 for Kalle (Brankár bydlí v nasí ulici)
- 1957: Year 21 (Rocnik AnyAdvacet)
- 1958: TU 104 starts at 6.17 (V sest rano na letisti)
- 1959: The secret of the powder compact (Zpívající pudrenka)
- 1960: The seventh continent (Sedmý continent)
- 1960: a wonderful day (Kouzelný den)
- 1961: The fairy tale of the old tram (Pohádka o staré tramvaji)
- 1962: Ännchen goes to school (Anicka jde do skoly)
- 1963: Clown Ferdinand and the rocket (Klaun Ferdinand a raketa)
- 1966: Master detective Dr. Martin (U telefonu Martin / Volejte Martina)
- 1965: Katja and the crocodile (Káta a krokodýl)
- 1966: A new case for master detective Dr. Martin (Martin a cervené sklícko)
- 1967: Escape (Utek)
- 1969: Santa Claus is called Willi
- 1970: Lucie and the Miracles (Lucie a zázraky)
- 1970: And again I jump over puddles (Uz zase skácu pres kaluze)
- 1970: Pan Tau appears
- 1972: The train to the station Himmel (Vlak do stanice Nebe)
- 1973: Love ( Láska )
- 1974: Miss Robinson (Robinsonka)
- 1975: The Little Mermaid (Malá morská víla)
- 1976: Odysseus and the Stars (Odysseus a hvězdy)
- 1978: Meeting in July (Setkání v cervenci)
- 1978: Beauty and the Monster (Panna a netvor)
- 1978: Mr Tau says goodbye (Od zitrka necaruji)
- 1978: Pan Tau - Alarm in the Clouds (Poplach v oblacích)
- 1979: The Cat Prince
- 1980: Luzie, the horror of the street (Lucie, postrach ulice)
- 1981: The visitors (Návštěvníci)
- 1981: Pan Tau and Claudia in the castle
- 1981: Pan Tau goes on tour
- 1981: On the way to Atlantis
- 1982: The third prince (Tretí princ)
- 1986: The octopuses from the second floor (Chobotnice z II.patra)
- 1987: Pan Tau is wanted
- 1987: Pan Tau and the long Sunday
- 1988: Pan Tau - The Movie
- 1990: The last butterfly (Poslední motýl)
Awards
- 1984 - Golden gong for the visitors , together with Jindřich Polák
Web links
- Literature by and about Ota Hofman in the catalog of the German National Library
- Ota Hofman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ota Hofman at filmportal.de
- Czech-Slovak television series index ( Memento from November 5, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
- Short biography ( memento from March 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (Czech)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martin Zips: Mit Hirn, Charme und Melon in: Süddeutsche Zeitung from November 7, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hofman, Ota |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dvorský, Ota |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech writer and screenwriter, children's author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 17, 1989 |
| Place of death | Prague |