Jan Beneš (writer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jan Beneš (writer)

Czech translator and writer

Date of Birth: 26-Mar-1936

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 01-Jun-2007

Profession: screenwriter, writer, translator, dancer

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Jan Beneš (March 26, 1936 – June 1, 2007) was a Czech writer, translator, publicist and screenwriter.
He was also using pseudonyms Milan Štepka, Bobisud Mihule, Mojmír Cada, Ing.
Cada, JAB, JeBe, Svetlana and others.
He is an author of many novels and several historical books.
He was a political prisoner of Czechoslovak communist regime, and a Green Beret volunteer.
In 1969 after the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia Beneš emigrated to United States.
He served 20 years at the US Department of Defense.
He returned to Czech Republic in 1992 after the change of regime.