Elo Havetta was born on June 13, 1938 in Velké Vozokany, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was a director and writer, known for Slávnost v botanickej záhrade (1969), Predpoved: Nula (1966) and Svatá Jana (1963). He died on February 3, 1975 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia).