Jiří Trnka

Czech animator, illustrator, painter, director, scriptwriter, scenographer, sculptor and university educator (1912-1969).

Born February 24th, 1912 in Plzeň. [ref]

Died December 30th, 1969 at 57 years old in Prague. [ref]

Occupations
animator, drawer, film director, film producer, graphic artist, illustrator, painter, pedagogue, puppet designer, puppeteer, scenographer, screenwriter, sculptor, teacher, writer

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain