As per our current Database, Jirí Trnka has been died on 30 December, 1969 at Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
When Jirí Trnka die, Jirí Trnka was 57 years old.
| Popular As | Jirí Trnka |
| Occupation | Director |
| Age | 57 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Born | February 24, 1912 (Pilsen, Austria-Hungary [now Plzen, Czech Republic]) |
| Birthday | February 24 |
| Town/City | Pilsen, Austria-Hungary [now Plzen, Czech Republic] |
| Nationality | Czech Republic] |
Jirí Trnka’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.
Jirí Trnka was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
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; they called the unit "Trick Brothers." Trnka specialized in puppet animation, a traditional Czech art form, of which he became the undisputed master.
He also created animated cartoons, but it was his puppet animation that made him an internationally recognized artist and the winner of film festival awards at Venice and elsewhere. He wrote the scripts for most of his own films.
