Biography: Josef Pinkava was born on 25 November 1919 in Dobrosov by Náchod, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a director and writer, known for Uzel na kapesníku (1958), Automat na prání (1968) and Neobycejná trída (1965). He died on 5 April 2006 in Zlín, Czech Republic.