Jiří Trnka
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
24/02/1912
Day of Death
30/12/1969
(57) years old
Place of Birth
Plzeň, Rakousko-Uhersko
Jiří Trnka
Biography
A graduate of Prague's School of Arts and Crafts, in 1936 he created a puppet theater, which was disbanded after the outbreak of WWII. During the war he designed stage sets and illustrated children's books. In 1945 he set up an animation unit with several collaborators at the Prague film studio; the... Read More
