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Hermína Týrlová

Born December 11, 1900 · Brezové Hory, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

Died May 3, 1993 · aged 92

Hermína Týrlová was a prominent Czech animator, screen writer, and film director. Often called the mother of Czech animation over the course of her career, she produced over 60 animated children's short films using puppets and the technique of stop motion animation. Born in Březové Hory in Central Bohemia, Hermína Týrlová learned puppet-making skills from her father, who was a woodworker and made…