István Csukás was born on April 2, 1936 in Kisújszállás, Hungary. He was a writer, known for Süsü, a sárkány kalandjai (1977), A legkisebb ugrifüles (1976) and Steifer Hut und Kartoffelnase (1974). He was married to Maria Porga. He died on February 24, 2020 in Budapest, Hungary.