Jaroslav Kvapil was born on September 25, 1868 in Chudenitz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Chudenice, Czech Republic]. He was a writer and director, known for Bicentennial Man (1999), Ahasver (1915) and Zlatý klícek (1922). He died on January 10, 1950 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].