Jan Seidel was born on December 25, 1908 in Nymburk, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a composer and cinematographer, known for
Anna proletárka (1953),
Pan Habetín odchází (1949) and
Strakatí andelé (1965). He died on May 23, 1998 in Praha, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].