Ilya Frez was born on September 2, 1909 in Roslavl, Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire [now Roslavlsky District, Smolensk Oblast, Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Das hätten sie sich nicht träumen lassen (1981), Das haben wir noch nicht durchgenommen (1976) and Die Abenteuer des gelben Köfferchens (1970). He died on June 22, 1994 in Moscow, Russia.
