Václav Čtvrtek [SEP] occupation
Václav Čtvrtek
Václav Cafourek (4 April 1911 in Prague, Austria-Hungary – 6 November 1976 in Prague, Czechoslovakia), commonly known under his pen name of Václav Čtvrtek was a Czech poet and author. His most famous works include Křemílek and Vochomůrka, Rumcajs, Manka and Cipísek and Víla Amálka. He primarily wrote fairy tales for children, and some of his works have been adapted on the Czech children's television program Večerníček. On 4 April 2011 Google celebrated his 100th birthday by replacing the original Google logo with
Víla Amálka
Víla Amálka ("Fairy Amalka") is a Czechoslovak animated television series from 2009 aired as part of Večerníček (literally "Little Eveninger" in Czech and Slovak). The artwork was by the writer Václav Čtvrtek. The show was drawn and directed by Václav Bedřich. The fairy tales were narrated by Jiří Hrzán. A total of 13 episodes were recorded, of about 8 minutes each.
In 2013 the series Fairy Amalka experienced popular success in Japan, with the episodes dubbed into Japanese, and a