Poetic Obituaries: Nicknamed "Magor," or "Looney," by friends,

the trained art historian was the artistic director of the Plastic People of the Universe rock band, whose trial for disorderly conduct in 1976 led to the set-up of the Charter 77 dissident movement that gave prominence to future President Vaclav Havel.

Magor, known in the past decades for his long grey hair and wild partying as well as large body of poems, died of blood loss overnight, his friend Jan Machacek told Reuters.

from Reuters: Czech dissident icon, poet Magor Jirous, dies at 67

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