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FILM DIRECTOR

Jiří Trnka

1912 - 1969

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Jiří Trnka (Czech: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈtr̩ŋka]; 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 films were intended for adults and many were adaptations of literary works. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jiří Trnka has received more than 167,371 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Jiří Trnka is the 321st most popular film director (down from 296th in 2019), the 199th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 189th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Czech Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jiří Trnka ranks 321 out of 1,581. Before him are Walter Lantz, Sam Mendes, Sven Nykvist, Paolo Sorrentino, Menahem Golan, and Claude Sautet. After him are Francis Veber, Kinji Fukasaku, Eldar Ryazanov, Tengiz Abuladze, Saul Bass, and Elem Klimov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Jiří Trnka ranks 91. Before him are Hugh Griffith, Jacques Ellul, Shoichi Nishimura, Perry Como, Philibert Tsiranana, and Jean Améry. After him are Igor Markevitch, György Sárosi, Fritz Klingenberg, Kim Sung-gan, Melita Norwood, and Petar Stambolić. Among people deceased in 1969, Jiří Trnka ranks 62. Before him are Wilhelm Backhaus, Frederic Bartlett, Korney Chukovsky, Mikio Naruse, Markian Popov, and Grażyna Bacewicz. After him are Radivoj Korać, Claude Dornier, Artur da Costa e Silva, Léon Brillouin, Lucien Bianchi, and Ramón Grau.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Jiří Trnka ranks 199 out of 973. Before him are Petr Čech (1982), Otto Kittel (1917), John Henry, Margrave of Moravia (1322), Franz Bardon (1909), Sigfried Held (1942), and Jan Syrový (1888). After him are Jan Patočka (1907), Elizabeth of Görlitz (1390), Antonín Puč (1907), David Popper (1843), Martin of Opava (1300), and Sidonie of Poděbrady (1449).

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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), František Čáp (1913), Otakar Vávra (1911), Ivan Passer (1933), and Edgar G. Ulmer (1904).

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Filmography

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