▁team ▁and ▁co ached ▁Bah rain ▁in ▁the ▁Davis ▁Cup . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁Poland ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁team ▁represent atives ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pol ish ▁male ▁tennis ▁players ▁Category : Place ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Jacob us ▁Wille m ▁( Co ) ▁Ho ed eman ▁( born ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁in ▁Amsterdam ) ▁is ▁a ▁Dutch - Can ad ian ▁film maker ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁master y ▁of ▁stop ▁motion ▁animation ▁and ▁technical ▁innov ation ▁in ▁films ▁that ▁reve al ▁his ▁close ▁observation ▁of ▁human ▁and ▁social ▁interaction . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Ho ed eman ▁was ▁born ▁during ▁the ▁German ▁occupation ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁and ▁surv ived ▁the ▁Hung er ▁Winter ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 4 - 4 5 , ▁when ▁many ▁of ▁Amsterdam ' s ▁residents ▁died ▁of ▁star v ation ▁brought ▁on ▁by ▁a ▁German ▁block ade ▁and ▁other ▁factors . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 , ▁Ho ed eman ▁left ▁school ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁photograph ▁ret ouch er ▁in ▁the ▁printing ▁industry ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁but ▁soon ▁decided ▁to ▁try ▁film . ▁He ▁first ▁worked ▁at ▁Mult if il m , ▁a ▁small ▁production ▁company ▁in ▁H aar lem , ▁and ▁then ▁at ▁C ine cent rum ▁in ▁Hil vers um , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁optical ▁and ▁special