Frane Milčinski
Frane Milčinski was a Slovene poet, satirist, humorist and comedian, actor, children's writer, and director. He is considered one of Slovenia's foremost 20th-century satirists and entertainers.
Life
Milčinski was born in Ljubljana in 1914 as the third child of the writer and judge Fran Milčinski. During World War II he was interned at the Gonars concentration camp. He was married to the writer and journalist Jana Milčinski.Work
He worked in the theatre and radio from an early age.Awards
Throughout his career, Milčinski won numerous awards. The 1951 film Kekec, for which he co-wrote the screenplay and theme song "Dobra volja je najbolja," won the first international award for a Slovene feature film when it won a Golden Lion in the children's film category at the Venice Film Festival in 1952.Milčinski also won the Levstik Award in 1959 for his story Zvezdica Zaspanka. In 1975 he won the Grand Prešeren Award for lifetime achievement in radio, television, film, and literature.
Legacy
The Ježek Award for creative achievement in radio and television is named after him; it has been bestowed annually since 1989 by Slovenia's national public broadcasting organization, Radiotelevizija Slovenija.Selected prose
13 in ena: humoreske Franeta Milčinskega – Ježka Zvezdica Zaspanka Legenda o birokratu Desetnica in druge pravljice Govoreči bankovec: antologija slovenske humoristične proze Preprosta ljubezen Ta svet je pesmi vreden Humoreske- ''13 + 8 humoresk''
Screenplays
Kekec Svet na Kajžarju Vesna The Beginning Was Sin Ne čakaj na maj Dobri stari pianino- ''Zvezdica Zaspanka''