Born on 25 January 1912 in Bubeliai (Seinai district, Poland), died on 10 August 1987 in Vilnius.
Graduated from Vilnius Lithuanian Gymnasium (1935), studied law at Vilnius University, 1936-39 studied at the Warsaw Higher School of Journalism. In 1940-41 he edited Vilnius Voice, in 1948-53 he was editor-in-chief of the Fiction Publishing House. Briefly imprisoned. For several years headed the script department of the Lithuanian Film Studio, director of the Literature Foundation from 1965-72.