Józef Cwiertnia was born on December 20, 1936 in Bulowice, Malopolskie, Poland. He was a director and writer, known for Lolek und Bolek (1963), Hündchen Reksio (1967) and Podróze kapitana Klipera (1986). He died on October 16, 2022 in Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland.