Jirí Krenek was born on June 2, 1933 in Velké Karlovice, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer, known for
Jahody na stéble trávy (1984),
Zabitá nedele (1990) and
Katerina a jeji deti (1975). He died on December 4, 2008 in Veverská Bítýska, Czech Republic.