Vladimír Jiránek (6 June 1938 – 6 November 2012) was a Czech illustrator, film director and cartoonist.[1]

Vladimír Jiránek
Born6 June 1938
Died6 November 2012 (2012-11-07) (aged 74)
Known forCo-creator of Pat & Mat and illustrator of Bob a Bobek

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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. [2] 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)

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Books

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Zemřel karikaturista Vladimír Jiránek, autor Boba a Bobka - Magazín ČeskéNoviny.cz". Magazin.ceskenoviny.cz. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  2. ^ Jiránek, Vladimír (7 November 2012). "bio". Retrieved 11 March 2018.
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