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Czech animator, illustrator, painter, director, scriptwriter, scenographer, sculptor and university educator (1912-1969)

Also known as: Иржи Трнка, 이르지 트른카, イジー・トルンカ, 伊里·特恩卡, Йиржи Трнка, Трнка Йиржи

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