Milos Forman Biography (1932-)

First name pronounced "Mee-losh"; original name, Jan Tomas Forman; born February 18, 1932, in Caslav, Czechoslovakia; immigrated to the United States, 1968; naturalized citizen, November 30, 1977; son of Rudolf (a professor) and Anna (maiden name, Svabova) Forman (both died in German concentration camps during World War II); raised by family members; married Jana Brejchova (an actress), 1951 (divorced, 1956); married Vera Kresadlova (a singer), 1964 (divorced, 1999); married Martina Zborilova (Forman's film crew assistant), November28, 1999; children: (second marriage) Matej and Petr (twins); (third marriage) Andrew and James (twins). Addresses: Agent: Lantz Office, 200 W. 57th St., Suite 503, New York, NY 10019.; Manager: Nancy Seltzer & Associates, 6220 Del Valle Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, producer, writer, actor
Birth Details: February 18, 1932; Caslav, Czechoslovakia

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Director
Il laterna magika (also known as Magic Lantern II), 1960
Kdyby Ty Muziky Nebyly (also known as The Glory of the Brass Bands, If It Weren't for Music, If There Were No Music, and Why Do We Need All the Brass Bands?), 1963
Audition (also known as Konkurs; composed of two short films, If Only They Ain't Had Them Bands and Talent Competition), 1963
Black Peter (also known as Cerny Petr and Peter and Pavla), 1963
Loves of a Blonde (also known as Lasky jedne plavovlasky and A Blonde in Love), Prominent, 1966
The Firemen's Ball (also known as Hori, ma panenko, Al fuoco pompieri!,Fuoco, ragazza mia, The Fireman's Ball and Lottery, and Like a House on Fire), Cinema V, 1967
Taking Off, Universal, 1971
I Miss Sonia Henie (also known as Nedostaje mi Sonja Henie), 1971
"The Decathlon," Visions of Eight (documentary; also known as Munchen 1972--8 beruhmte Regisseure sehen die Spiele der XX. Olympiade, Olympiade Munchen 1972, and Olympic Visions), Cinema V, 1973
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, United Artists, 1975
Hair, United Artists, 1979
Ragtime, Paramount, 1981
Amadeus (also known as Peter Shaffer's "Amadeus"), Orion, 1984
Valmont, Orion, 1989
The People vs. Larry Flynt (also known as Larry Flynt), Columbia, 1996
The Little Black Book, Universal, 1998
Man on the Moon (also known as Andy Kaufman and Der Mondmann), Universal, 1999
Goya's Ghosts, 2006
Film Work
Other
First assistant director, Stenata, 1957
Second assistant director, Dedecek automobil, 1957
Assistance, Voices from the Attic, Siren Pictures, 1988
Producer, Dreams of Love, 1990
Executive producer, Way Past Cool, Redeemable Features/Act III Communications/Price1, 2000
Executive producer, Nomad, 2004
Film Appearances
Stribrny vitr (also known as Strieborny vietor and The Silver Wind), 1954
Dedecek automobil, 1957
Himself, Meeting Milos Forman, Macmillan Films, 1971
Himself, Chytilova Versus Forman (documentary), 1981
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter (documentary), First Run Features, 1982
Himself, Chytilova Versus Forman, 1984
Himself, 50 Years of Action!, 1986
Dmitri, Heartburn, Paramount, 1986
Lazlo-the landlord, New Year's Day, International Rainbow, 1989
Narrator, Why Havel? (documentary), 1991
Behind the Scenes: A Portrait of Pierre Guffroy (documentary; alsoknown as L'Envers du decors: Portrait de Pierre Guffroy), Ariane Distribution, 1992
Himself, Who Is Henry Jaglom? (documentary), First Run Features, 1997
Himself, Completely Cuckoo (documentary; also known as The Making of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"), Warner Home Video, 1997
Father Havel, Keeping the Faith, Buena Vista, 2000
Himself, In the Shadow of Hollywood (documentary; also known as A l'ombre d'Hollywood), National Film Board of Canada, 2000
Himself, Man on the Moon: Behind the Moonlight (documentary short;also known as Spotlight on Location: Man on the Moon), Universal Studios Home Video, 2000

Himself, The Making of "Amadeus" (documentary), Warner Home Video,2002
Himself, A Decade Under the Influence (documentary), IFC Films, 2003
Himself, Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (documentary), 2003
Himself, Tell Them Who You Are (documentary), ThinkFilm, 2004
Himself, Francois Truffaut, an Autobiography, 2004
Himself, Cineastes contra magnats (documentary), Canonigo Films, 2005
Television Appearances
Miniseries
Interviewee, Cold War, CNN, 1998
Television Director
Movies
Dobre placena prochazka, 1966
Television Appearances
Specials
The 48th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1976
James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy (documentary), 1981
The 57th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1985
The Statue of Liberty (documentary), PBS, 1985
The Way We Wear (documentary), PBS, 1988
Milos Forman: Portrait (documentary), PBS, 1989
American Tribute to Vaclav Havel and a Celebration of Democracy in Czechoslovakia, PBS, 1990
Havel's Audience with History, PBS, 1990
The Republic Pictures Story (documentary), AMC, 1991
Drawn from Memory, PBS, 1995
Cannes ... Les 400 Coups, 1997
The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997
Inside the Academy Awards, TNT, 1997
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (documentary), The Learning Channel, 1998
Himself, V centru filmu-v teple domova (also known as In the Center of Film--In the Warmth of Home), 1998
Himself, Eigentlich ist nichts geschehen-Der Film des Prager Fruhlings, 1998
Himself, Milos Forman: Kino ist Wahrheit, 2000
The Beatles Revolution (documentary), 2000
(Uncredited) Himself, Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s, 2002
AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Heroes & Villains (also known as AFI's 100 Years, 100 Heroes & Villains: America's Greatest Screen Characters), CBS, 2003
Voice of himself, A Room Nearby, PBS, 2003
Francois Truffaut, une autobiographie, 2004
San Sebastian 2005: Cronica de Carlos Boyero, 2005
Episodic
Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1986
Mundo VIP, 1997
Himself, Paskvil, 1997
Himself, "Saul Zaentz: A Tribute," The South Bank Show, ITV, 1998
Conversations in World Cinema, Sundance, 2000
Himself, Cinema mil, 2005
Also appeared as himself, "The Films of Milos Forman," The Directors, Encore.
Stage Director
The Little Black Book, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1972
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Nechte to na mne (also known as Leave It to Me), 1955
Stenata, 1957
Laterna magika II (also known as Magic Lantern II), 1960
Kdyby ty muziky nebyly (also known as If It Weren't for Music, If There Were No Music, The Glory of the Brass Bands, and Who Do We Need All the Brass Bands?), 1963
Audition (also known as Konkurs and Competition), 1963
Black Peter (also known as Cerny Petr and Peter and Pavla), 1963
Loves of a Blonde (also known as Lasky jedne plavovlasky and A Blonde in Love), 1965
Dedecek automobil, 1965
The Firemen's Ball (also known as Hori, ma panenko, Al fuoco pompieri!, Fuoco, ragazza mia, The Firemen's Ball and Lottery, and Like a House on Fire), 1967
The Nail Clippers (also known as La pince a ongles), 1969
Taking Off, Universal, 1971
Valmont, Orion, 1989
Goya's Ghosts, 2006
Autobiography
(With Jan Novak) Turnaround: A Memoir, Villard Books, 1994

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Vol. 63, Thompson Gale, 2005
Dizdarevic, Jasmin, Konkurs na rezisera Milose Formana, AG Kult (Prague), 1990
Foll, January, Milos Forman, Cs. Filmovy ustav (Prague), 1989
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 2: Directors, 4th ed., St. James Press, 2000
Slater, Thomas J., Milos Forman: A Bio-Bibliography, Greenwood Press, 1987

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