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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.

Oldrich Lipský was born on 4 July 1924 in Pelhrimov, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer and director, known for The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (1981), Lemonade Joe (1964) and I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (1970). He died on 19 October 1986 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

Lyda Salmonova was born on 14 July 1889 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for The Student of Prague (1913), Evinrude (1913) and Monna Vanna (1922). She was married to Paul Wegener. She died on 18 November 1968 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

Vera Vlcková was born on 9 May 1944 in Kromeriz, Protectore of Bohemia and Moravia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for The Cremator (1969), Muj hrísny muz (1987) and Druhý tah pescem (1985). She died on 21 December 1989 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

Vlastimil Hasek was born on 7 June 1928 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for The Death of Tarzan (1963), I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (1970) and Blbec z Xeenemunde (1963). He was married to Dana Syslová. He died on 12 April 1992 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

Marie Brozová was born on 14 September 1901 in Hustopece, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Probuzení (1960), Advokát chudých (1941) and Pavlínka (1974). She was married to Bohus Stejskal. She died on 26 September 1987 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

Jana Dítetová was born on 7 October 1926 in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for The Joke (1969), Prstýnek (1945) and Jarní písen (1944). She was married to Wladimir Vlcek and Josef Vinklár. She died on 9 November 1991 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

Felix Le Breux was born on 5 April 1918 in Plzen, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for The Last Rose from Casanova (1966), Pytlákova schovanka aneb Slechetný milionár (1949) and Únos (1953). He was married to Libuse Sobotova, Alena Kreuzmannová and Ludmila. He died on 4 February 1974 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

Zdenek Liska was born on 16 March 1922 in Smecno by Kladno, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a composer, known for Das Haus in der Karpfengasse (1965), The Cremator (1969) and Prague Nights (1969). He died on 13 August 1983 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

Vlasta Burian was born on 9 April 1891 in Reichenberg, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Liberec, Czech Republic]. He was an actor and director, known for The Inspector General (1933), Funebrák (1932) and Ulice zpívá (1939). He was married to Nina Cervenková-Burianová. He died on 31 January 1962 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

Zdenek Stepánek was born on 22 September 1896 in Tvorsovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor and writer, known for Josef Kajetán Tyl (1926), Román hloupého Honzy (1927) and Jan Hus (1955). He was married to Elena Hálková and Sona Grossová. He died on 20 June 1968 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

Miroslav Machácek was born on 8 May 1922 in Nymburk, Sdredoceský kraj, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor and director, known for Wolf's Hole (1987), ...and the Fifth Horseman Is Fear (1965) and Nasi furianti (1983). He died on 17 February 1991 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

Oldrich Lukes was born on 18 February 1909 in Brünn, Austria-Hungary. He was an actor, known for Lemonade Joe (1964), Akce B (1952) and The Assassination (1964). He died on 11 February 1980 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

Zorka Janu was born on 9 July 1921 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Cekanky (1940), Ohnivé léto (1939) and Baron Munchhausen (1940). She died on 24 March 1946 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

Vítezslav Nezval was born on 26 May 1900 in Biskoupky, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer and composer, known for Ze soboty na nedeli (1931), Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970) and Varhaník u sv. Víta (1929). He was married to Frantiska Repová. He died on 6 April 1958 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

Evald Schorm was born on 15 December 1931 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a director and writer, known for Courage for Every Day (1964), Return of the Prodigal Son (1967) and The End of a Priest (1969). He was married to Blanka Schormova. He died on 14 December 1988 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

Ladislav Pesek was born on 4 October 1906 in Brünn, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Brno, Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet (1978), Batalión (1937) and Hrátky s certem (1957). He died on 13 July 1986 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

Jirí Hrzán was born on 30 March 1939 in Tábor, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Pension pro svobodné pány (1968), Blázni, vodníci a podvodníci (1981) and Prague Nights (1969). He died on 24 September 1980 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

Natasa Gollová was born on 27 February 1912 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for The Cremator (1969), Hotel Modrá hvezda (1941) and Dívka v modrém (1940). She was married to Karel Konstantin. She died on 29 October 1988 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

Josef Sebánek was born on 22 July 1915 in Podskalí, Cechy, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Loves of a Blonde (1965), The Firemen's Ball (1967) and Ecce homo Homolka (1970). He died on 13 March 1977 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

Zuzana Ondrouchová was born on 20 March 1950 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977), Kdyby tisíc klarinetu (1965) and Probuzení (1960). She was married to Petr Svárovský. She died on 3 February 1978 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

Vladimír Hlavatý was born on 29 October 1905 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Jarka a Vera (1938), Dny zrady (1973) and Miss Golem (1972). He died on 27 October 1992 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

Irena Kacírková was born on 24 March 1925 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Starci na chmelu (1964), Maskaráda (1963) and Voyage to the End of the Universe (1963). She died on 26 October 1985 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].

Jirí Brdecka was a Czech animator, film director, screenwriter, and satirist. He was born in the city of Hranice in Moravia, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. His father was the author Otakar Brdecka (1881 - 1930), who published works under the pen name "Alfa".

Brdecka was educated at the Charles University in Prague, where he studied philosophy and aesthetics. The German occupation in Czechoslovakia resulted in the shut down of the university in 1939, forcing Brdecka to seek employment,.He was hired as an administrative clerk by the Prague Municipal Museum, while moonlighting as a journalist and cartoonist for various newspapers.

From 1941 to 1942, Brdecka was employed as a press agent by the film studio Lucernafilm. In 1943, he started working as an animator, producing a number of short films. By the late 1940s, Brdecka was employed as a film director and screenwriter at Barrandov Studios. In 1958, he started directing his own animated feature films, while continuing to serve as a screenwriter for many other directors.

Besides his film career, Brdecka had side careers as a journalist, a film critic, and a novelist.His works on and off the screen were noted for their satirical content. As a screenwriter, he often worked on parody films, such as the comedy western "Lemonade Joe".

Brdecka died in 1982. He was 64-years-old. His daughter Tereza Brdecková had her own career as a film critic.

Eva Foustková was born on 2 January 1911 in Kladno, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for The Lost Face (1965), Jak se zbavit Helenky (1968) and A River Performs Magic (1946). She was married to Josef Kemr. She died on 20 February 1977 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].