Svatopluk Pitra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Svatopluk Pitra

Czech graphic and painter

Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1923

Place of Birth: Štenec, Pardubice Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 15-Jul-1993

Profession: painter

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Svatopluk Pitra (9 March 1923 – 15 July 1993) was a Czech graphic designer, illustrator, cartoonist, designer of animated films and painter.
He graduated from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague.
At first he became known as a cartoonist.
He began working on animated films in the late 1950s.
In collaboration with directors such as Bretislav Pojar, Jirí Brdecka and Stanislav Látal, he designed cartoon and puppet films.
In 1963 Pitra emigrated to Canada.
He lived in the USA since the mid-1960s.