Miloš Macourek

Miloš Macourek (2 December 1926, Kroměříž – 30 September 2002, Prague ) was a Czech poet, playwright, author and screenwriter.

Biography
During his career, Macourek worked in various professions. From 1953 to 1960, he was a teacher of the art history; later he worked as a dramaturgist at the Barrandov Film Studios. He created children's books, TV series and film comedies.

Books

 * Živočichopis
 * Pohádky
 * Mravenečník v početnici
 * Ostrov pro šest tisíc budíků
 * Světe, div se
 * Žofka
 * Žofka ředitelkou zoo
 * Láska a dělová koule : povídky a bajky
 * Člověk by nevěřil svým očím
 * Jakub a dvě stě dědečků
 * Mach a Šebestová
 * Žirafa nebo tulipán?

Film and TV screenplays

 * Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (1966)
 * Happy End (1967)
 * I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (1969)
 * Four Murders Are Enough, Darling (1971)
 * You Are a Widow, Sir (1971)
 * Straw Hat (1971)
 * The Girl on the Broomstick (1972)
 * How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer (1974)
 * Mach a Šebestová (TV series, 1976)
 * Arabela (TV series, 1979)
 * The Flying Čestmír (TV series, 1984)
 * Wild Flowers (2000)

Comics

 * Muriel a andělé (1969, drawn by Kája Saudek)
 * Muriel a oranžová smrt (1969/1970, drawn by Kája Saudek)
 * Peruánský deník (1984, drawn by Kája Saudek)