Director
Joop Geesink
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- 1913-04-28
- Died
- 1984-05-13
- Place of birth
- The Hague, Netherlands
Biography
Johan Louis 'Joop' Geesink (1913 – 1984) was a well-known Dutch puppet animator and film producer. Founder of 'Dollywood Studios' and internationally famed because of his so-called ‘Geesink technique’, he is best known today as the creator of Loeki, the puppet lion that has been brightening up Dutch commercial breaks since 1972.
