Jiří Trnka

Directing

Born February 24, 1912 — Died December 30, 1969

From Plzeň, Rakousko-Uhersko

Also known as 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...