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Branald Adolf
(1910—2008)

Adolf Branald was a prose writer, playwright and author of children's books. Born in Prague, he was the son of Richard Branald, actor, theatre director and playwright, and actress Marie Branaldová. As a child he lived in Prague, Plzeň, and accompanied his parents who were members of different theatre, operetta and opera companies on their travels. After the war he worked as a press manager at the Transport Ministry, and as an editor with the publishing house Československý spisovatel (1952 to 1959). He became a professional writer after 1960, but ten years later his books were banished by the communist regime. Branald's experience as a writer started when he and his father wrote several plays performed by amateur actors. His knowledge of actors and theatre influenced his works: he wrote realistic plays and books focused on ordinary people. His first independent work was a novel about members of the 19th century traveling theatre companies (Stříbrná paruka, 1947), the last one were his memoirs (Tichý společník) published in 2005 when he was 95 years old. Adolf Branald's works also appeared in newspapers and magazines, on the television (Branald being the author or one of the scriptwriters) and on the radio.

Czech Republic, 2010, Adolf Branald