B. Traven was born on February 23, 1882 in Schwiebus, Prussia, Germany as Ret Marut. He was a writer and actor, known for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), Rebellion der Gehenkten (1954) and Macario (1960). He was married to Rosa Elena Lujan. He died on March 27, 1969 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.