Josef Lada was born on December 17, 1887 in Hrusice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer, known for
O zatoulané princezne (1987),
Kater Mikesch (1985) and
Wir warten auf's Christkind (1960). He was married to Hana Budejická. He died on December 14, 1957 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].