FILM DIRECTOR

Jiří Trnka

1912 - 1969

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Jiří Trnka (none [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈtr̩ŋka]; 24 February 1912 – 30 December 1969) was a Czechoslovak 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 films 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jiří Trnka is the 309th most popular film director (up from 313th in 2019), the 210th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 201st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Czech Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jiří Trnka ranks 309 out of 2,041. Before him are Gillo Pontecorvo, Michael Bay, Paul Schrader, Walter Salles, Lung Chien, and John G. Avildsen. After him are Tengiz Abuladze, Mario Monicelli, Ted Kotcheff, King Vidor, François Ozon, and Yuen Woo-ping.

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Among people born in 1912, Jiří Trnka ranks 100. Before him are Julia Child, Philibert Tsiranana, Marina Raskova, Chaïm Perelman, Nereo Rocco, and Jacques Ellul. After him are Yuen Siu-tien, Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, Gordon Gollob, Michel Debré, Barbara W. Tuchman, and Arne Næss. Among people deceased in 1969, Jiří Trnka ranks 62. Before him are Dragiša Cvetković, Eberhard von Mackensen, Korney Chukovsky, Wilhelm Backhaus, Raymond A. Spruance, and Markian Popov. After him are Kimon Georgiev, Prince Konrad of Bavaria, Ramón Grau, Mark Bernes, Tom Naudé, and Leo McCarey.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Jiří Trnka ranks 210 out of 1,200. Before him are Josef Koudelka (1938), Jindřich Matyáš Thurn (1567), Jaroslav Drobný (1921), Martin of Opava (1300), Vilém Flusser (1920), and Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830). After him are Antonín Puč (1907), Leopold Koželuch (1747), Sigfried Held (1942), Jerzy Buzek (1940), Jan Kubelík (1880), and Karl von Terzaghi (1883).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Czechia

Among film directors born in Czechia, Jiří Trnka ranks 7. Before him are Miloš Forman (1932), Jiří Menzel (1938), Jan Švankmajer (1934), G. W. Pabst (1885), Věra Chytilová (1929), and Karel Zeman (1910). After him are Karel Reisz (1926), Václav Vorlíček (1930), Otakar Vávra (1911), Karl Freund (1890), František Čáp (1913), and Jan Němec (1936).

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