Ivan Jandl
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Ivan Jandl | |
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 from the trailer for The Search (1948) | |
| Born | 24 January 1937 Czechoslovakia (present-day Czech Republic) |
| Died | 21 November 1987 (aged 50) |
Ivan Jandl (24 January 1937 – 21 November 1987) was a Czech child actor.
He appeared in the 1948 film The Search as a nine-year-old Czech boy who had survived Auschwitz and was searching for his mother in post-war Germany. The movie was filmed on location. The boy spoke no English and had to learn his lines phonetically. He was awarded an Academy Juvenile Award for his work, but was not permitted to travel to the USA to accept it. He appeared in some Czech films in 1949 and 1950, then left acting to continue his studies. He tried unsuccessfully to continue his acting career in his late teens, and eventually found work in radio.[1]
Death
He died from complications of diabetes in Prague in 1987, aged 50. The minor planet 37736 Jandl is named after him. Thirty years after his death, on 9 January 2017, the ashes of Ivan Jandl were transferred to the Vyšehrad cemetery, the final resting place of many Czech personalities, thanks to the efforts of the Actors' Life Foundation (Život umělce) with the support Czech Actors' Association (Herecká asociace).[2]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 1948 | The Search | Karel Malik | Winner, Academy Juvenile Award Winner, Golden Globe Award for Best Juvenile Actor |
| Zelená knížka | Jarek | Czech film | |
| 1946 | Varúj! | Slovak film |
References
- ^ Šťástka, Tomáš (24 January 2017). "Zachován pro potřeby čs filmu. První Čech s Oscarem dožil zcela osamocen". Mladá fronta Dnes. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ Jůn, Dominik (9 November 2017). "Ashes of First Czech Oscar Winner interred at Vysehrad". Radio Praha. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
External links
- Ivan Jandl at IMDb
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