Jiří Trnka (1912-1969)

Alias:
Jiří Trnka

Birthplace:
Plzeň, Rakousko-Uhersko

Born:
February 24, 1912

Died:
December 30, 1969

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.

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Art Designer:
1946  Springman and the SS
1947  Capek's Tales
1947  Liška a džbán
1947  Míša Kulička
1947  The Animals and the Brigands
1947  The Gift
1949  Song of the Prairie
1949  The Devil's Mill
1949  The Emperor's Nightingale
1951  The Gingerbread House
1951  The Golden Fish
1953  Old Czech Legends
1954  A Drop Too Much
1954  How the Old Man Traded It All Away
1954  Kutasek and Kutilka
1954  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
1955  Jan Hus
1955  Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955  The Hurvinek Circus
1955  Two Little Frosts
1956  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956  Spejbl on the Trail
1957  Paraplíčko
1959  A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959  Bomb Mania
1959  Why UNESCO?
1960  The Midnight Adventure
1961  Passion
1964  Lemonade Joe

Art Direction:
1945  Grandpa Planted a Beet
1946  Springman and the SS
1947  Capek's Tales
1947  Liška a džbán
1947  Míša Kulička
1947  The Animals and the Brigands
1947  The Czech Year
1947  The Gift
1949  Song of the Prairie
1949  Story of the Bass Cello
1949  The Devil's Mill
1949  The Emperor's Nightingale
1951  Prince Bayaya
1951  The Gingerbread House
1951  The Golden Fish
1953  Old Czech Legends
1954  A Drop Too Much
1954  How the Old Man Traded It All Away
1954  Kutasek and Kutilka
1954  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
1955  Jan Hus
1955  Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955  The Hurvinek Circus
1955  Two Little Frosts
1956  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956  Spejbl on the Trail
1957  Paraplíčko
1959  A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959  Bomb Mania
1959  Why UNESCO?
1960  The Midnight Adventure
1961  Passion
1962  Zlý jelen
1963  Cybernetic Grandma
1964  Lemonade Joe
1965  Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
1965  The Hand
1966  Joy of Love

Book:
1945  Grandpa Planted a Beet
1946  Springman and the SS
1947  Capek's Tales
1947  Liška a džbán
1947  Míša Kulička
1947  The Animals and the Brigands
1947  The Czech Year
1947  The Gift
1949  Song of the Prairie
1949  Story of the Bass Cello
1949  The Devil's Mill
1949  The Emperor's Nightingale
1951  Prince Bayaya
1951  The Gingerbread House
1951  The Golden Fish
1953  Old Czech Legends
1954  A Drop Too Much
1954  How the Old Man Traded It All Away
1954  Kutasek and Kutilka
1954  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
1955  Jan Hus
1955  Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955  The Hurvinek Circus
1955  Two Little Frosts
1956  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956  Spejbl on the Trail
1957  Paraplíčko
1959  A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959  Bomb Mania
1959  Why UNESCO?
1960  The Midnight Adventure
1961  Passion
1962  Zlý jelen
1963  Cybernetic Grandma
1964  Lemonade Joe
1965  Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
1965  The Hand
1966  Joy of Love
1976  About the Thick Fog
1977  How to Catch a Tiger

Costume Design:
1945  Grandpa Planted a Beet
1946  Springman and the SS
1947  Capek's Tales
1947  Liška a džbán
1947  Míša Kulička
1947  The Animals and the Brigands
1947  The Czech Year
1947  The Gift
1949  Song of the Prairie
1949  Story of the Bass Cello
1949  The Devil's Mill
1949  The Emperor's Nightingale
1951  Prince Bayaya
1951  The Gingerbread House
1951  The Golden Fish
1952  The Emperor and the Golem
1953  Old Czech Legends
1954  A Drop Too Much
1954  How the Old Man Traded It All Away
1954  Kutasek and Kutilka
1954  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
1955  Jan Hus
1955  Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955  The Hurvinek Circus
1955  Two Little Frosts
1956  Jan Žižka
1956  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956  Spejbl on the Trail
1957  Against All
1957  Paraplíčko
1959  A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959  Bomb Mania
1959  Why UNESCO?
1960  The Midnight Adventure
1961  Passion
1962  Zlý jelen
1963  Cybernetic Grandma
1964  Lemonade Joe
1965  Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
1965  The Hand
1966  Joy of Love
1976  About the Thick Fog
1977  How to Catch a Tiger

Director:
1945  Grandpa Planted a Beet
1946  Springman and the SS
1947  Capek's Tales
1947  Liška a džbán
1947  Míša Kulička
1947  The Animals and the Brigands
1947  The Czech Year
1947  The Gift
1949  Song of the Prairie
1949  Story of the Bass Cello
1949  The Devil's Mill
1949  The Emperor's Nightingale
1951  Prince Bayaya
1951  The Gingerbread House
1951  The Golden Fish
1951  The Merry Circus
1952  The Emperor and the Golem
1953  Old Czech Legends
1954  A Drop Too Much
1954  How the Old Man Traded It All Away
1954  Kutasek and Kutilka
1954  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
1955  Jan Hus
1955  Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955  The Hurvinek Circus
1955  Two Little Frosts
1956  Jan Žižka
1956  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956  Spejbl on the Trail
1956  The Good Soldier Schweik
1957  Against All
1957  Paraplíčko
1959  A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959  Bomb Mania
1959  Why UNESCO?
1960  The Midnight Adventure
1961  Passion
1962  Zlý jelen
1963  Cybernetic Grandma
1964  Lemonade Joe
1965  Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
1965  The Hand
1966  Joy of Love
1976  About the Thick Fog
1977  How to Catch a Tiger

Editor:
1945  Grandpa Planted a Beet
1946  Springman and the SS
1947  Capek's Tales
1947  Liška a džbán
1947  Míša Kulička
1947  The Animals and the Brigands
1947  The Czech Year
1947  The Gift
1949  Song of the Prairie
1949  Story of the Bass Cello
1949  The Devil's Mill
1949  The Emperor's Nightingale
1951  Prince Bayaya
1951  The Gingerbread House
1951  The Golden Fish
1951  The Merry Circus
1952  The Emperor and the Golem
1953  Old Czech Legends
1954  A Drop Too Much
1954  How the Old Man Traded It All Away
1954  Kutasek and Kutilka
1954  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
1955  Jan Hus
1955  Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955  The Hurvinek Circus
1955  Two Little Frosts
1956  Jan Žižka
1956  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956  Spejbl on the Trail
1956  The Good Soldier Schweik
1957  Against All
1957  Paraplíčko
1959  A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959  Bomb Mania
1959  Why UNESCO?
1960  The Midnight Adventure
1961  Passion
1962  Zlý jelen
1963  Cybernetic Grandma
1964  Lemonade Joe
1965  Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
1965  The Hand
1966  Joy of Love
1976  About the Thick Fog
1977  How to Catch a Tiger

Graphic Designer:
1945  Grandpa Planted a Beet
1946  Springman and the SS
1947  Capek's Tales
1947  Liška a džbán
1947  Míša Kulička
1947  The Animals and the Brigands
1947  The Czech Year
1947  The Gift
1949  Song of the Prairie
1949  Story of the Bass Cello
1949  The Devil's Mill
1949  The Emperor's Nightingale
1951  Prince Bayaya
1951  The Gingerbread House
1951  The Golden Fish
1951  The Merry Circus
1952  The Emperor and the Golem
1953  Old Czech Legends
1954  A Drop Too Much
1954  How the Old Man Traded It All Away
1954  Kutasek and Kutilka
1954  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
1955  Jan Hus
1955  Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955  The Hurvinek Circus
1955  Two Little Frosts
1956  Jan Žižka
1956  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956  Spejbl on the Trail
1956  The Good Soldier Schweik
1957  Against All
1957  Paraplíčko
1959  A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959  Bomb Mania
1959  Why UNESCO?
1960  The Midnight Adventure
1961  Passion
1962  Zlý jelen
1963  Cybernetic Grandma
1964  Lemonade Joe
1965  Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
1965  The Hand
1966  Joy of Love
1976  About the Thick Fog
1977  How to Catch a Tiger

Idea:
1945  Grandpa Planted a Beet
1946  Springman and the SS
1947  Capek's Tales
1947  Liška a džbán
1947  Míša Kulička
1947  The Animals and the Brigands
1947  The Czech Year
1947  The Gift
1949  Song of the Prairie
1949  Story of the Bass Cello
1949  The Devil's Mill
1949  The Emperor's Nightingale
1951  Prince Bayaya
1951  The Gingerbread House
1951  The Golden Fish
1951  The Merry Circus
1952  The Emperor and the Golem
1953  Old Czech Legends
1954  A Drop Too Much
1954  How the Old Man Traded It All Away
1954  Kutasek and Kutilka
1954  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
1955  Jan Hus
1955  Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955  The Hurvinek Circus
1955  Two Little Frosts
1956  Jan Žižka
1956  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956  Spejbl on the Trail
1956  The Good Soldier Schweik
1957  Against All
1957  Paraplíčko
1959  A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959  Bomb Mania
1959  Why UNESCO?
1960  The Midnight Adventure
1961  Passion
1962  Zlý jelen
1963  Cybernetic Grandma
1964  Lemonade Joe
1965  Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
1965  The Hand
1966  Joy of Love
1976  About the Thick Fog
1977  How to Catch a Tiger

Screenplay:
1945  Grandpa Planted a Beet
1946  Springman and the SS
1947  Capek's Tales
1947  Liška a džbán
1947  Míša Kulička
1947  The Animals and the Brigands
1947  The Czech Year
1947  The Gift
1949  Song of the Prairie
1949  Story of the Bass Cello
1949  The Devil's Mill
1949  The Emperor's Nightingale
1951  Prince Bayaya
1951  The Gingerbread House
1951  The Golden Fish
1951  The Merry Circus
1952  The Emperor and the Golem
1953  Old Czech Legends
1954  A Drop Too Much
1954  How the Old Man Traded It All Away
1954  Kutasek and Kutilka
1954  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
1955  Jan Hus
1955  Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955  The Hurvinek Circus
1955  Two Little Frosts
1956  Jan Žižka
1956  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956  Spejbl on the Trail
1956  The Good Soldier Schweik
1957  Against All
1957  Paraplíčko
1959  A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959  Bomb Mania
1959  Why UNESCO?
1960  The Midnight Adventure
1961  Passion
1962  Zlý jelen
1963  Cybernetic Grandma
1964  Lemonade Joe
1965  Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
1965  The Hand
1966  Joy of Love
1976  About the Thick Fog
1977  How to Catch a Tiger

Story:
1945  Grandpa Planted a Beet
1946  Springman and the SS
1947  Capek's Tales
1947  Liška a džbán
1947  Míša Kulička
1947  The Animals and the Brigands
1947  The Czech Year
1947  The Gift
1949  Song of the Prairie
1949  Story of the Bass Cello
1949  The Devil's Mill
1949  The Emperor's Nightingale
1951  Prince Bayaya
1951  The Gingerbread House
1951  The Golden Fish
1951  The Merry Circus
1952  The Emperor and the Golem
1953  Old Czech Legends
1954  A Drop Too Much
1954  How the Old Man Traded It All Away
1954  Kutasek and Kutilka
1954  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
1955  Jan Hus
1955  Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955  The Hurvinek Circus
1955  Two Little Frosts
1956  Jan Žižka
1956  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956  Spejbl on the Trail
1956  The Good Soldier Schweik
1957  Against All
1957  Paraplíčko
1959  A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959  Bomb Mania
1959  Why UNESCO?
1960  The Midnight Adventure
1961  Passion
1962  Zlý jelen
1963  Cybernetic Grandma
1964  Lemonade Joe
1965  Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
1965  The Hand
1966  Joy of Love
1976  About the Thick Fog
1977  How to Catch a Tiger

Supervising Art Director:
1945  Grandpa Planted a Beet
1946  Springman and the SS
1947  Capek's Tales
1947  Liška a džbán
1947  Míša Kulička
1947  The Animals and the Brigands
1947  The Czech Year
1947  The Gift
1949  Song of the Prairie
1949  Story of the Bass Cello
1949  The Devil's Mill
1949  The Emperor's Nightingale
1951  Prince Bayaya
1951  The Gingerbread House
1951  The Golden Fish
1951  The Merry Circus
1952  The Emperor and the Golem
1953  Old Czech Legends
1954  A Drop Too Much
1954  How the Old Man Traded It All Away
1954  Kutasek and Kutilka
1954  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
1955  Jan Hus
1955  Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955  The Hurvinek Circus
1955  Two Little Frosts
1956  Jan Žižka
1956  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956  Spejbl on the Trail
1956  The Good Soldier Schweik
1957  Against All
1957  Paraplíčko
1959  A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959  Bomb Mania
1959  Why UNESCO?
1960  The Midnight Adventure
1961  Passion
1962  Zlý jelen
1963  Cybernetic Grandma
1964  Lemonade Joe
1965  Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
1965  The Hand
1966  Joy of Love
1976  About the Thick Fog
1977  How to Catch a Tiger

Writer:
1945  Grandpa Planted a Beet
1946  Springman and the SS
1947  Capek's Tales
1947  Liška a džbán
1947  Míša Kulička
1947  The Animals and the Brigands
1947  The Czech Year
1947  The Gift
1949  Song of the Prairie
1949  Story of the Bass Cello
1949  The Devil's Mill
1949  The Emperor's Nightingale
1951  Prince Bayaya
1951  The Gingerbread House
1951  The Golden Fish
1951  The Merry Circus
1952  The Emperor and the Golem
1953  Old Czech Legends
1954  A Drop Too Much
1954  How the Old Man Traded It All Away
1954  Kutasek and Kutilka
1954  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Z Hatvanu na hranice Haliče
1955  Jan Hus
1955  Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkovy nehody ve vlaku
1955  The Hurvinek Circus
1955  Two Little Frosts
1956  Jan Žižka
1956  Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka – Švejkova budějovická anabase
1956  Spejbl on the Trail
1956  The Good Soldier Schweik
1957  Against All
1957  Paraplíčko
1959  A Midsummer's Night Dream
1959  Bomb Mania
1959  Why UNESCO?
1960  The Midnight Adventure
1961  Passion
1962  Zlý jelen
1963  Cybernetic Grandma
1964  Lemonade Joe
1965  Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose
1965  The Hand
1966  Joy of Love
1976  About the Thick Fog
1977  How to Catch a Tiger
????  Velryba - Abyrlev

Book:
1974  Zahrada

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