Urzidil, Johannes, 1896-1970
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Urzidil, Johannes, 1896-1970
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Urzidil, Johannes, 1896-1970
Urzidil, Johannes
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Urzidil, John 1896-1970
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Urzidil, John 1896-1970
Urzidil, J. 1896-1970
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Urzidil, J. 1896-1970
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Urzidil was a friend of Werfel from the circle of acquaintances who had often gathered in Café Arco in Prague. He had emigrated to England around 1939 and arrived in the U.S. in 1941, where he settled in New York City.
Biographical note: German emigre writer.
Urzidil was born in Prague, from which he and his wife were forced to emigrate because of their Jewish ancestry. Urzidil settled in New York City in 1941. He worked for the Voice of America in the 1950s and published a novel and several volumes of short stories in the 1960s.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/76329990
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q113626
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82006001
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n82006001
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Czechoslovakia
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United States
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