Theodor Pištěk (artist)

Theodor Pištěk, Czech costume designer

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Born: October 25, 1932
Age in 2026: 94
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Birth year: 1932

About Theodor Pištěk (artist)

Theodor Pištěk was a Czech painter, costume designer, set designer, and racing driver. His costume designs and film sets are internationally acclaimed. He won an Oscar for his costumes for Amadeus, directed by Miloš Forman. For Forman's next film, Valmont, Pištěk won a César Award and was nominated for a second Oscar. In 2003, he received the Czech Lion Award for Unique Contribution to Czech Film, in 2013, he was awarded the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema, and in 2017, he received the Golden Slipper for Outstanding Contribution to Films for Children and Young People. In 1962, Pištěk and a group called The Šmidras founded an amateur ice hockey club called Palette of the Motherland, whose president he was in 1977–1979. Pištěk's first solo exhibition was in 1960 at the Film Club in Prague.

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Theodor Pištěk (artist) timeline

1960Pištěk's first solo exhibition was in 1960 at the Film Club in Prague.
1962In 1962, Pištěk and a group called The Šmidras founded an amateur ice hockey club called Palette of the Motherland, whose president he was in 1977–1979.
2003In 2003, he received the Czech Lion Award for Unique Contribution to Czech Film, in 2013, he was awarded the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema, and in 2017, he received the Golden Slipper for Outstanding Contribution to Films for Children and Young People.

The world when Theodor Pištěk (artist) was born

Theodor Pištěk (artist) was born in 1932. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1932

#1 song"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
Top movieGrand Hotel
Best-selling bookBrave New World – Aldous Huxley

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBabe Ruth's "called shot" in the World Series
Top headlineFDR elected in a landslide during the Great Depression
Technology milestoneAmelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
Defining fadMonopoly board game (unofficial versions)
Notable inventionPolaroid filters
World population2.14 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
U.S. population124.8M

1932 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Theodor Pištěk (artist)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1932	2026
Gas	$0.18	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,000	$435,000
Average income	$2,600	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.20	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	124.8M	341 million

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