Jaroslav Beránek was born on April 23, 1917 in Havlíckúv Brod, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an assistant director and writer, known for
A River Performs Magic (1946),
Mladá léta (1953) and
Mesíc nad rekou (1953). He died on September 1, 1974 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].