Czech director, scriptwriter and university educator (1910–1993).
Born January 26th, 1910 in Brno. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1993 at 83 years old in Prague. [ref]
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon