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Person Detail: Milena Jelinek

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Full Name: Milena Jelinek
Biography:
(1935-2020) Screenwriter, playwright. Milena Jelinek was born in Prestice, Czech Republic, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Author's Timeline:
1935 (Unknown) County
Milena Tobolova was born in Prestice, Czech Republic, on August 19, 1935. 
1961 Tompkins County
About 1961, Ms. Jelinek moved to Ithaca, New York, where her husband taught at Cornell University. 
1980 New York County
In the 1980s, Ms. Jelinek began teaching at Columbia University. 
1957 (Unknown) County
An Easy Life
Screenplay. 
1996 (Unknown) County
Forgotten Light
Screenplay. 
2007 (Unknown) County
Adina
Play performed in the Vinohrady Theatre in Prague, Czech Republic. 
2013 (Unknown) County
Kafka's Women
Ms. Jelinek wrote the libretto for the opera, "Kafka's Women," by Czech composer Jirí Kaderábek, performed at the Cell Theater in New York City.  
2020 New York County
Milena Jelinek died in Manhattan, New York, on April 15, 2020. 
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