Sunčana Škrinjarić, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sunčana Škrinjarić

Croatian children's writer

Date of Birth: 11-Dec-1931

Place of Birth: Zagreb, Zagreb County, Croatia

Date of Death: 22-Apr-2004

Profession: screenwriter, writer, poet, journalist, children's writer

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Suncana Škrinjaric (11 December 1931 – 21 April 2004) was a Croatian writer, poet and journalist.
She became known by writing children's books, such as “Kaktus bajke”, “Pisac i vrijeme”, “Slikar u šumi”, “Pisac i princeza”, “Ulica predaka” and “Kazališna kavana". Skrinjaric won the Grigor Vitez Literary Prize in 1970, 1978 and 1983 and the "Ivana Brlic Mazuranic" award in 1981.
She was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1999.
Her works were adapted into two feature animated films: The Elm-Chanted Forest (1986) and The Magician's Hat (1990), directed by Milan Blažekovic.