István Csukás was born on April 2, 1936 in Kisújszállás, Hungary. He was a writer, known for Süsü, a sárkány kalandjai (1977), Kiscsacsi kalandjai (1972) and A legkisebb ugrifüles (1976). He was previously married to Maria Porga. He died on February 24, 2020 in Budapest, Hungary.