Milena Jelinek
Milena Jelinek (Czech: Milena Jelínková, née Tobolová) (1935 – April 16, 2020[1]) was a Czech-American screenwriter, playwright and teacher. She wrote the screenplay for the movie Forgotten Light, which was awarded three Czech Lions in 1997. She was an important person during the Czech New Wave. She was married to the late Frederick Jelinek.[2] Jelinek was born in Prague.
Jelinek died on April 16, 2020 of COVID-19 in New York City, aged 84.[3]
References
- ↑ "Milena Jelínková". Větrné mlýny (in čeština). Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ↑ Lohr, Steve (24 September 2010). "Frederick Jelinek, Who Gave Machines the Key to Human Speech, Dies at 77". The New York Times. p. 10. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ↑ (in cs) Na covid-19 zemřela scenáristka Jelinek. Emigrovala jako "dar" Kennedymu. iDNES. https://www.idnes.cz/kultura/film-televize/zemrela-milena-jelinek-zapomenute-svetlo.A200416_103703_filmvideo_spm#utm_content=freshnews&utm_term=Milena%20Jelinek&utm_medium=hint&utm_source=search.seznam.cz.
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