Vladimír Jiránek (June 6, 1938 – November 6, 2012) was a
Czech
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illustrator, film director and cartoonist.
Information
Jiránek was born in
Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové (; german: Königgrätz) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected by law as an ...
. In 1962 he graduated from the
Faculty of Arts
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of
Charles University in Prague
Charles University ( cs, Univerzita Karlova, UK; la, Universitas Carolina; german: Karls-Universität), also known as Charles University in Prague or historically as the University of Prague ( la, Universitas Pragensis, links=no), is the oldest an ...
, 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
''Mladý Svět'' (''Young World'') was a magazine published in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. It contained editorials, comics and other works. It is not very well known outside of the Czech Republic and Slovakia but inside these countries ...
'', ''Vesmír'', ''Technický'' magazín). After the
Velvet revolution
The Velvet Revolution ( cs, Sametová revoluce) or Gentle Revolution ( sk, Nežná revolúcia) was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from 17 November to 28 November 1989. Popular demonstrations agains ...
he joined ''
Lidové noviny
''Lidové noviny'' (''People's News'', or ''The People's Newspaper'', ) is a daily newspaper published in Prague, the Czech Republic. It is the oldest Czech daily still in print, and a newspaper of record.[Mladá fronta DNES
''Mladá fronta Dnes'' (''Young Front Today''), also known as ''MF DNES'' or simply ''Dnes'' (''Today''), is a daily newspaper in the Czech Republic.][Reflex
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'' and several other magazines. He died, aged 74, in
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
.
Animated films (selection)
*''
Pat & Mat
''Pat & Mat'' (Czech and Slovak: ''Pat a Mat'') is a Czechoslovak slapstick stop-motion animated series created by Lubomír Beneš and Vladimír Jiránek. The characters first appeared in the theatrically released short ''Kuťáci'' (''Tinker ...
'' (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 from Hradec Králové
Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic)
Charles University alumni
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