- Born
- Died
- Birth namePavel Fierlinger
- Nickname
- Fala
- Paul Fierlinger was born on March 15, 1936 in Ashiya, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for It's So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House (1979), Still Life with Animated Dogs (2001) and My Dog Tulip (2009). He was married to Helena Fierlinger and Sandra Fierlinger. He died on April 4, 2025 in Penn Wynne, Pennsylvania, USA.
- SpousesHelena Fierlinger(1967 - 1989) (divorced, 2 children)Sandra Fierlinger(? - April 4, 2025) (his death)
- His father Jan was a Czechoslovak diplomat, and his uncle Zdenek Fierliinger was a key figure in the Czechoslovak communist regime from 1948 until 1968.
- Paul created his first animated film when he was only 12 by shooting drawings from his flipbook with a 16 mm Bolex Camera.
- In the late 50s, he became an independent animation producer in Czechoslovakia and was able to privately produce animated films from his home studio in Prague.
- Paul fled communist Czechoslovakia in 1968 via West Germany.
- He described his shaky line drawing style as if the pencil was "searching".
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