B. Traven was born on February 23, 1882 in Schwiebus, Prussia, Germany [now Swiebodzin, Lubuskie, Poland]. He was a writer and actor, known for
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948),
Macario and
The White Rose. He was married to
Rosa Elena Lujan. He died on March 27, 1969 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
