Jiřà Grossmann (20 July 1941 â€" 5 December 1971) was a Czechoslovak
theatre actor, poet, and composer.Grossmann was born in Prague. After
his graduation, he started at the technical university ÄŒVUT, but left
in 1962 when he met Miloslav Å imek in the Olympik bar. Grossmann
performed with Dixie Party Band in the Olympik bar, playing on
contrabass also. They immediately established a theatre double and
started writing poems, short-stories and stageplays. Their first
theatre group was called Mlok. Grossmann and Å imek's most famous
project was Navštěvnà dny, a theatre-styled show performed in
theatre Semafor.The duo was persecuted after the Soviet occupation of
Czechoslovakia in 1968 following the Prague Spring.When Grossmann
realized he was dying of Hodgkin's lymphoma, he wrote one of his most
sad lyrics called "ZávidÃm (I Am Envious)" expressing fears of
death. A few days before Christmas in 1971, Grossmann died in the
hospital.
theatre actor, poet, and composer.Grossmann was born in Prague. After
his graduation, he started at the technical university ÄŒVUT, but left
in 1962 when he met Miloslav Å imek in the Olympik bar. Grossmann
performed with Dixie Party Band in the Olympik bar, playing on
contrabass also. They immediately established a theatre double and
started writing poems, short-stories and stageplays. Their first
theatre group was called Mlok. Grossmann and Å imek's most famous
project was Navštěvnà dny, a theatre-styled show performed in
theatre Semafor.The duo was persecuted after the Soviet occupation of
Czechoslovakia in 1968 following the Prague Spring.When Grossmann
realized he was dying of Hodgkin's lymphoma, he wrote one of his most
sad lyrics called "ZávidÃm (I Am Envious)" expressing fears of
death. A few days before Christmas in 1971, Grossmann died in the
hospital.
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