Jan Karpas was born on October 8, 1913 in Cervený Kostelec, Cechy, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. Jan was a director and writer, known for
Liska a vik (1957),
Vezla dáma zavazadla (1965) and
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959). Jan died on May 26, 1984 in Brandýs nad Labem, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].