Jiří Trnka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jiří Trnka

Czech animator, illustrator, painter, director, scriptwriter, scenographer, sculptor and university educator

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1912

Place of Birth: Plzeň, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 30-Dec-1969

Profession: screenwriter, writer, animator, illustrator, painter, pedagogue, sculptor, film director, puppeteer, scenographer, film producer

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Jirí Trnka (Czech: ['j?r?i? 'tr??ka]; 24 February 1912 – 30 December 1969) was a Czech puppet-maker, illustrator, motion-picture animator and film director.
In addition to his extensive career as an illustrator, especially of children's books, he is best known for his work in animation with puppets, which began in 1946.
Most of his movies were intended for adults and many were adaptations of literary works.
Because of his influence in animation, he was called "the Walt Disney of Eastern Europe", despite the great differences between their works.
He received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for illustrators in 1968, recognizing his career contribution to children's literature.