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Jiří Kolář
Czech poet, playwright, translator and artist (1914–2002).
Born September 24th, 1914 in Protivín. [ref]
Died August 11th, 2002 at 87 years old in Prague.
Occupations
collagist, collector, draftsperson, graphic artist, painter, patron of the arts, playwright, poet, translator, visual artist, writer
Wikipedia
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan