Miloš Forman

Czech American director, screenwriter, and professor (1932–2018)

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Lived 1932–2018, aged 86United States

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1932–2018
Aged 86

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Updated 2026-05-29

Czech director who escaped Czechoslovakia in 1968 and made One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus in Hollywood—two best picture wins that stamped him as a major player in late-20th-century cinema.

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Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman was a Czech and American film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor. He rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the United States in 1968. Over a career spanning six decades, Forman won two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, a Golden Bear, a César Award, and the Czech Lion.

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