Birthday
1913-04-28
Deathday
1984-05-13
Place of Birth
The Hague, Netherlands

Joop Geesink

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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.

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