Josef Topol (1 April 1935 â 15 June 2015) was a Czech playwright.
In 1965, he co-founded Divadlo za branou, a theatre in Prague which was closed in 1972 after being banned by Czechoslovak government. In 1977 he signed Charter 77.
He was married to Jià Âina Topolová (1931âÂÂ2016; daughter of Karel Schulz) and had two sons: Jáchym (* 1962) who is a writer and Filip (1965âÂÂ2013) who was a leader of the band Psàvojáci.
Josef Topol died in Prague on 15 June 2015, at age of 80 .