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Forman

American  
[fawr-muhn, fohr-] / ˈfɔr mən, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

  1. Milos Jan Tomas Forman, 1932–2018, U.S. film director, born in the former Czechoslovakia.


Forman British  
/ ˈfɔːmən /

noun

  1. Miloš (ˈmiːləʊʃ). born 1932, Czech film director working in the USA. since 1968. His films include One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1976), Amadeus (1985), and The People vs Larry Flynt (1996)

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That friction provided the impetus for Peter Shaffer’s Tony award-winning play “Amadeus,” which became a hit movie directed by Milos Forman in 1984.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

Also, the inventive, nonliteral staging by director Zack Winokur, choreographer Pam Tanowitz, co-set designers Mimi Lien and Jack Forman and lighting designer John Torres is astonishing to look at but not always intelligible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Alan Forman, 70, rests under a mural after pulling his two carts across a street in 2020.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

The project grew and with the help of co-founder Ben Forman, the group is now affiliated as the San Diego Spurs Official Supporters' Club.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2025

If he lives in London he may know people who have consulted the medical practitioner and astrologer Simon Forman, who uses magic to help them recover stolen goods.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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