Jiří Suchý (born 1 October 1931) is a

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comedian, poet, lyricist, prolific songwriter and occasional film-maker and prose writer. Plenty of his songs have become extremely popular within several successive generations. Currently he is the owner of the theatre Semafor in

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where he has performed for several decades and which he helped to establish in 1959.Unofficial Pages of Jiří Suchý and his theatre Semafor
/ref> He used to write and perform within an artistic couple with Jiří Šlitr, together they wrote the jazz opera '' A Walk Worthwhile''. After the death of Šlitr in December 1969, Suchy formed a new duo with the actress Jitka Molavcová.

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* 1931 births Living people Male actors from Plzeň 20th-century Czech dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Czech poets Czech male dramatists and playwrights Czech male poets Czech male stage actors Czech male film actors Czech songwriters Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic) Recipients of the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Recipients of the Thalia Award {{CzechRepublic-actor-stub

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