Jan Zázvorka was born on May 2, 1914 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an art director and production designer, known for
Krakatit (1948),
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (1981) and
Dívka v modrém (1940). He died on January 14, 1991 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].