Leo Perutz was born on November 2, 1882 in Prague, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a writer, known for
Der Kosak und die Nachtigall (1935),
...nur ein Komödiant (1935) and
The Betrayal (1928). He was married to Grete Humburger and Ida Weil. He died on August 25, 1957 in Bad Ischl, Upper Austria, Austria.