Karel Vána was born on November 29, 1867 in Ceský Brod, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for
Idyla ze staré Prahy (1918),
Písen zivota (1924) and
Saty delaji cloveka (1913). He died on May 21, 1951 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].