Jan Drda

Jan Drda
Born(1915-04-04)4 April 1915
Příbram, Austria-Hungary
Died28 November 1970(1970-11-28) (aged 55)
Dobříš, Czechoslovakia
Occupationwriter, journalist, screenwriter, playwright
NationalityCzech
Alma materCharles University

Jan Drda (4 April 1915 – 28 November 1970) was a Czech journalist, politician, playwright, screenwriter and author of modern fairytales. He was the Czech State Prize Laureate in 1949 and 1953, and was a nominated again for the same prize in 1965.