Klaus Georgi
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: October 22, 1925
Day of Death: April 28, 2012 (87 years old)
Place of Birth: Halle, Germany
Klaus Georgi was born in Halle on the Saale in 1925. From 1946 to 1952, he studied at the Institute for Artistic Design at Burg Giebichenstein and became a freelance graphic designer. He belongs to the founding generation of the DEFA Studio for Animation Films in Dresden and was one of their major animators from 1954 until 1989. Georgi has primarily directed animated cartoons, except for an occasional foray into puppet animation. His oeuvre includes almost 70 titles.
