Ilja Hurník was born on November 25, 1922 in Ostrava, Moravia-Silesia, Czechoslovakia. He was a composer and writer, known for Touha Sherlocka Holmese (1971), Mesícní pohádka (1958) and Vsechnopárty (2005). He was married to Jana Hurníková. He died on September 7, 2013 in Prague, Czech Republic.