Jan Švankmajer

Birthday: 9/4/1934
Place of birth: Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Fame for: Directing
Also known as: Jan Svankmajer, ヤン・シュヴァンクマイエル, 杨·史云梅耶

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jan Švankmajer (born 4 September 1934) is a Czech surrealist artist and filmmaker. His work spans several media. He is known for his surreal animations and features, which have greatly influenced other artists such as Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, the Brothers Quay, and many others. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jan Švankmajer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.