Suyadi

Drs. Suyadi (November 28, 1932 – October 30, 2015 ) was an Indonesian animator, puppeteer and television presenter, creator of the children's television series Si Unyil. Suyadi created Si Unyil as an educational program for Indonesian children in the 1980s.[1] In the 2000s Unyil was updated with a new series, Laptop Si Unyil. Suyadi is also known as Pak Raden.

Suyadi
Born
Raden Soejadi

(1932-11-28)November 28, 1932
Puger, Jember, East Java, Indonesia
DiedOctober 30, 2015(2015-10-30) (aged 82)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Other namesPak Raden
RelativesRatih Sanggarwati (niece)
Websitepakraden.org
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Suyadi was a fine arts graduate of Bandung Institute of Technology (1952–1960) and then continued studying animation in France (1961–1963).

Suyadi was also asked by the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia to illustrate Indonesian elementary school level textbooks.[2]

Death

Suyadi died on October 30, 2015 at Pelni Petamburan Hospital at 22:20 pm.[3] His body was buried in TPU Kaffir Lime, South Jakarta, Saturday, October 31, 2015.

Tribute

On November 28, 2016, Google celebrated his 84th birthday with a Google Doodle.[4]

gollark: Can I play osmarks internet radio™ into it?
gollark: It's a weird one but it's in there.
gollark: This is forbidden by apiolectromagnetic law #7.
gollark: No.
gollark: Metaphorically.

References
  1. "Pak Raden, sang seniman serba bisa". BBC Indonesia. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  2. "Pak Raden Luncurkan Buku pada Hari Ulang Tahun | Tempo Seleb". Tempo Seleb. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  3. "Maestro dongeng Pak Raden meninggal dunia - ANTARA News". www.antaranews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  4. "Drs. Suyadi's 84th Birthday". Google. 28 November 2016.
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