Vladimír Jiránek
Vladimír Jiránek (June 6, 1938 – November 6, 2012) was a Czech illustrator, film director and cartoonist. Information Jiránek was born in Hradec Králové. In 1962 he graduated from the Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague, where he studied journalism, but he worked as a freelance illustrator and illustrator throughout his life. He closely cooperated with magazines (e.g. Mladý svět, Vesmír, Technický magazín). After the Velvet revolution he joined Lidové noviny. In 1993 he moved to Mladá fronta DNES and then back to Lidové noviny. His cartoons also appear in Reflex and several other magazines. He died, aged 74, in Prague. Animated films (selection) Pat & Mat (1976) Co jsme udělali slepicím (1977) co-director, story, illustrations Bob a Bobek, králíci z klobouku (1977) Pozor, bonbon (1990) co-illustrations Books Anekdoty pro civilizaci (Anecdotes for civilization, 1977) Běžte a milujte se (1987) Bob a Bobek, králíci z klobouku (Bob and Bobek, 1988) Knížka pro snílky (A book for dreamers, 1989) Události (Events, 1990) Doktorská knížka (1997) (Ne)kuřácká knížka (Book for (non)smokers, 2000) To byla léta devadesátá (2000) References External links Official site Czech animators Czech animated film directors Czech illustrators Czech cartoonists Stop motion animators 1938 births 2012 deaths People