Vladimír Jiránek (6 June 1938 – 6 November 2012) was a Czech illustrator, cartoonist and director of animated films. Most of his work was intended for an adult audience, but his best-known works are the animated series for children Pat & Mat and Bob a Bobek – králíci z klobouku.
Vladimír Jiránek was born in Hradec Králové on 6 June 1938, but he spent almost his entire life in Prague. He graduated from the Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague with a degree in journalism. He was a freelance illustrator and cartoonist all his life. He started drawing during his studies and offered his illustrations to various magazines to earn some money. He closely cooperated with the magazines Mladý svět, Literární noviny, Vesmír, Technický magazín and Melodie.
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