Jozef Kroner was a Slovak

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

 actor. His brother Ľudovít Kroner, daughter Zuzana Kronerová, and wife Terézia Hurbanová-Kronerová were actors, too. He starred in the Oscar-winning film The Shop on Main Street

The Shop on Main Street

The Shop on Main Street is a 1965 Czechoslovak film about the Aryanization programme during World War II in the Slovak State....

, and in more than 50 other Slovak films

Cinema of Slovakia

The cinema of Slovakia encompasses a range of themes and styles typical of European cinema. Yet there are a certain number of recurring themes that are visible in the majority of the important works. These include rural settings, folk traditions, and carnival...

, as well as in several Czech, Bulgarian and Hungarian productions. He never studied acting, his career started in amateur theater troupes.

His biography Jozef Kroner's Tracks (Trate Jozefa Kronera) was produced by director Fero Fenič in 1987. Jozef Kroner is also an author of several mostly autobiographic books.

Jozef Kroner Awards

Since 2001, Jozef Kroner Awards

Jozef Kroner Awards

The Jozef Kroner Awards are bestowed annually since 2001 by the Jozef Kroner Foundation, which was established after the death of Jozef Kroner to remember his art and personality.The awards are presented in two categories...

are presented annually by the Jozef Kroner Foundation, established after the death of the artist.

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