Iča Putrih, born Marija Kos (4 February 1942 – 18 April 2019), was a Slovenian comedian.
Putrih was born in Ljubljana, in a family with three children, and spent her youth in Dravlje. At the age of 14 and a half, she was employed as secretary after graduating from a gymnasium.https://www.slovenskenovice.si/novice/slovenija/kot-brzostrelka-tipkala-do-penzije, vpogled: 20. 4. 2019. Later, she was also employed as a secretary at Delo.https://veseljak.si/novice/5cb99bb9dcae8/preminila-je-ica-putrih, vpogled: 20. 4. 2019. For many years she has collaborated with fellow comedian Marjan Roblek, and as a humorist she has also performed with Avsenik Brothers Ensemble for two years.https://www.dnevnik.si/1042883796, vpogled: 20. 4. 2019.
Putrih was married three times and the mother of two children, son and daughter. Her son died at the age of 16 of cancer.https://www.vecer.com/ica-putrih-ne-skrbite-ne-bom-srala-s-politiko-mi-bomo-samo-seksali-6352669, vpogled: 20. 4. 2019. She died at the age of 77, after serious health complications with the gut.
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