Hans Krása was born on November 30, 1899 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor and composer, known for Brundibar! (1995), Last Act But One: Brundibar (1965) and The Music of Terezin (1994). He died on October 18, 1944 in Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Oswiecim, Malopolskie, Poland.