Karel Čapek

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1890-01-09

Deathday 1938-12-25 (48 years old)

Place of Birth Malé Svatoňovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary

Also Known As Karel Čapek, Карел Чапек

Karel Čapek

Biography

Karel Čapek was a Czech writer of the early 20th century. He had multiple roles throughout his career, including playwright, dramatist, essayist, publisher, literary reviewer, photographer and art critic. Nonetheless, he is best known for his science fiction including his novel War with the Newts and the play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), which introduced the word robot

Known For

Writer

R.U.R.

as Theatre Play

2022
2018
Insect

as Author

2018
2017
Elixir of Youth

as Screenplay

2015
Kanón

as Original Story

2014
Japan Animator Expo

as Original Story

2013
R.U.R. Genesis

as Writer

2011
Čapkovy kapsy

as Original Story

2010
Osudové peníze

as Short Story

2000
Na zámku

as Short Story

1990
1988
A Dog's Tale

as Story

1987
Básník

as Book

1983
Recipe of Her Youth

as Theatre Play

1982
Plaché příběhy

as Short Story

1981
Zločin na poště

as Short Story

1981
Soud pana Havleny

as Short Story

1981
Zločin v chalupě

as Short Story

1981
Jasnovidec

as Short Story

1980
Hordubal

as Novel

1980
Dark Sun

as Novel

1978
1974
Lásky hra osudná

as Theatre Play

1973
Record

as Story

1972
Pan Tomšík

as Short Story

1970
Jak se dělá divadlo

as Short Story

1970
Věc Makropulos

as Writer

1968
1967
Psí pohádka

as Short Story

1967
Soud pana Havleny

as Short Story

1966
1965
1965
Tři

as Short Story

1964
Loupežnická pohádka

as Short Story

1962
1961
Pošťácká pohádka

as Original Story

1960
První parta

as Book

1959
Psí pohádka

as Short Story

1958
1956
Princezna Solimánská

as Short Story

1948
Krakatit

as Novel

1948
R.U.R.

as Theatre Play

1947
Capek's Tales

as Short Story

1939
The Insect Play

as Writer

1938
1938
The Hordubals

as Novel

1938
The Hordubals

as Screenplay

1937
The White Disease

as Theatre Play

1935
Loss of Feeling

as Theatre Play

1931
The Robber

as Theatre Play

1922
The Gold Key

as Original Story

Creator

1979
Dášeňka

as Creator

Actor

1963
The Last Years

as Self (archive footage)