Karl Anton was born on October 25, 1898 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a director and writer, known for Immer nur Du (1941), Peter Voss, der Millionendieb (1946) and Die Wirtin zum Weißen Röß'l (1943). He was married to Ruth Buchardt and ? ?. He died on April 12, 1979 in Berlin, Germany.