Ivo Bresan was born on May 27, 1936 in Vodice near Sibenik, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He was a writer, known for Marschall Titos Geist (1999), Der Rattengott (1976) and Predstava 'Hamleta' u Mrdusi Donjoj (1973). He was married to Jela Godlar Bresan. He died on January 3, 2017 in Zagreb, Croatia.