Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes ProCon History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos
Jiří Trnka
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Quizzes
Book Jacket of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by American children's author illustrator Eric Carle (born 1929)
Classic Children’s Books Quiz
Related Questions
Read Next
Bag end on Bagshot row from the movies Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit in Hobbiton, New Zealand, Australia
You Ought to Be in Pictures: 8 Filming Locations You Can Actually Visit
Ancient book lit by candle
9 Obscure Literary Terms
Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company
Periods of American Literature
The Catcher in the Rye By J.D. Salinger. Hardcover Book first sold: July 16, 1951. Current cover design dated 1991? Previous solid maroon book cover with gold font designed by J.D. Salinger in response to racey pulp paper back book cover. bad books
5 Good Books That Inspired Bad Deeds
Tom Cruise as Maverick in Top Gun(1986) directed by Tony Scott.
Can You Guess the Movie by the Scene?
Discover
A human Inuit skull in a stone chambered cairn in Ilulissat in Greenland. These ancient graves are pre christian and are at least 2000
14 Tough Questions Answered
New York NY/ USA- November 23, 2018 Hordes of shoppers throng the Macy's Herald Square flagship store in New York looking for bargains on the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday.
Why Is It Called Black Friday?
Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
Thumbnail for flags that look alike quiz Russia, Slovenia, Iceland, Norway
Flags That Look Alike
Baseball laying in the grass. Homepage blog 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society, sports and games athletics
10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time
Thanksgiving Turkey with all the sides
Why Do We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving?
Title: Senate Square, St. Petersburg, December 14, 1825: repression of the troop mutiny - watercolor by Carl Ivanovitch Kollman, 1825 depicts Decembrist uprising clashing with cavalry, with spectators watching. (new style December 26, 1825) Europe. Saint
8 of the Largest Empires in History

Jiří Trnka: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Jiri-Trnka
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Born February 24, 1912 • Austria-Hungary
Died December 30, 1969 (aged 57) • Prague • Czechoslovakia
Dr. Seuss postage stamp
Dr. Seuss
American author and illustrator
Švankmajer, Jan
Jan Švankmajer
Czech artist, puppeteer, animator, and filmmaker
Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog
Jim Henson
American puppeteer
Tony Sarg
American puppeteer
Joy Batchelor
British director and animator
Julie Taymor
Julie Taymor
American director, playwright, and costume designer
Frank Tashlin
American cartoonist, writer, animator, and director
Miyazaki Hayao
Miyazaki Hayao
Japanese director
Emerald Fennell
Emerald Fennell
British actress and director
Maya Angelou, 1996.
Maya Angelou
American poet, memoirist, and actress
Builder of Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi
Iranian artist and writer
South Park
Trey Parker
American screenwriter, actor, and producer
Terry Gilliam
American director
Mike Judge
Mike Judge
American animator, writer, director, and producer
Seth MacFarlane
Seth MacFarlane
American writer, animator, actor, and producer
Lasseter, John
John Lasseter
American animator
Tom Ford
Tom Ford
American fashion designer
Pal, George
George Pal
Hungarian-born animator, director, and producer
Tim Burton
Tim Burton
American director
Osa Johnson
American explorer, filmmaker and author

Related Quizzes and Features

Quiz
Book Jacket of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by American children's author illustrator Eric Carle (born 1929)
Classic Children’s Books Quiz