E.F. Burian was born on June 11, 1904 in Pilsen, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now in Czech Republic]. He was a composer and director, known for Die Sirene (1947), Vera Lukásová (1939) and Chceme zít (1950). He was married to Zuzana Kocova, Mary Subrtová and Ludmila Matejovska. He died on August 9, 1959 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now in Czech Republic].