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Miloš Forman (née Jan Tomáš Forman)
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Memorial Page for Miloš Forman (née Jan Tomáš Forman)

Feb 18, 1932 – Apr 13, 2018(86 years)Died in:Danbury, Fairfield County

Czech American director, screenwriter, and professor

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April 13th, 2026

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Awards(9)

Czech Medal of MeritDirectors Guild of America AwardAcademy Award for Best DirectorBAFTA Award for Best FilmDavid di Donatello for Best Foreign DirectorLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best DirectorGolden Globe Award for Best DirectorGolden BearCésar Award for Best Foreign Film

Spouse(3)

Jana BrejchováVěra KřesadlováMartina Formanová

Education(2)

Academy of Performing ArtsFilm and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague

Miloš Forman (* February 18, 1932 in Čáslav; † April 13, 2018 in Danbury) was a czech American director, screenwriter, and professor. He was 86 years old. He had 3 wives. He had 4 children. His education included Academy of Performing Arts and Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. He received 9 awards, including Czech Medal of Merit, Directors Guild of America Award. His cause of death was disease. He was buried at Warren.

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Born in Čáslav, Central Bohemian Region

1932

Married Jana Brejchová

1958

until 1962

Married Věra Křesadlová

1964

until 1999

David di Donatello for Best Foreign Director

1976

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Academy Award for Best Director

1976

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

BAFTA Award for Best Film

1977

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director

1984

Amadeus

Golden Globe Award for Best Director

1984

Amadeus

Academy Award for Best Director

1985

Amadeus

Czech Medal of Merit

1995

Golden Bear

1997

The People vs. Larry Flynt

Married Martina Formanová

1999

until 2018

Directors Guild of America Award

2012

Died in Danbury, Fairfield County (disease)

2018

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Miloš Forman (née Jan Tomáš Forman). Forever remembered.