Václav Vorlíček, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Václav Vorlíček

Czech director and scriptwriter

Date of Birth: 03-Jun-1930

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 05-Feb-2019

Profession: screenwriter, film director

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Václav Vorlícek (3 June 1930 – 5 February 2019) was a Czech film director.
He studied filmmaking at FAMU from 1951 to 1956, and began directing feature films since the early 1960s.
His filmography includes several comedies made in collaboration with screenwriter Miloš Macourek.
He directed several children's and fairytale films, most notably Tri oríšky pro Popelku (1973), a Christmas film classic in many European countries. The director was a widower and father of two daughters.
He died in his hometown Prague, aged 88, from cancer.