Antonín Novotný (actor)

Antonín Novotný (15 March 1913 – 24 April 2005) was a Czech film actor. He starred in more than twenty Czech films during the 1930s and the early years of the German occupation. He went to Hollywood in 1937 to be tested by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer who were interested in developing him as a new star, but returned to Prague without making any films there. After his retirement from acting he became a researcher into vitreous enamel.

Antonín Novotný
Novotný in 1935
Born15 March 1913(1913-03-15)15 March 1913
Died24 April 2005(2005-04-24) (aged 92)
OccupationActor
Years active1930–1941 (film)

Selected filmography

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Bibliography

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  • Bartošek, Luboš. Náš film: kapitoly z dějin, 1896-1945. Mladá fronta, 1985. p. 393.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. p. 274.
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