Hermína Týrlová was born in 1900 in Brezové Hory, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. Hermína Týrlová was a prominent Czech animator, screen writer, and film director. Often called the mother of Czech animation over the course of h... (Full Biography Below)
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Hermína Týrlová was born in 1900 in Brezové Hory, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. 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 Birch Mountains in Central Bohemia, Hermína Týrlová learned puppet-making skills from her father, who was a woodworker and made small wood figurines. As a teenager, she moved to Prague to make a living acting, singing, and dancing in vaudeville. She also began writing and illustrating children's magazines. In 1925, she joined the Studio AB, where she met the games future husband, Karel Added. The studio produced animated films for advertising companies such as Elektrajournal and IRE-Film.Added and Týrlová produced 5 animated advertising films together, and in 1935, they co-directed the first commercial Czech puppet animation film, the Secret of the Lanterns ("The Lantern's Secret"). Following the 1939 German occupation of Czechoslovakia, Karel Added, took exile in the United States and then Argentina. Týrlová chose to remain in Czechoslovakia. In 1941, she moved to Zlín in eastern Moravia's work with Ladislav Koldo at Bata Studios, where she remained for the rest of her life. In 1944, she released the short film Ferda the Ant ("Fernando the Ant"), which achieved worldwide popularity. The original puppet for the main character is on display in the Toy Museum in Figueres, Spain. In 1947, she co-directed Revolt of the Toys ("Revolt of the Toys") with Frantisek Sadek, which combined stop-motion animation with live action footage. She continued to write and direct animated films until 1986, and she died in Zlín on May 3, 1993 at the age of 92.
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