Born on 08 February 1931 in Bikūnas, Utena district.
In 1959 he graduated from Vilnius University with a degree in Lithuanian language and literature. 1954-1957 he worked as a proofreader at the newspaper "Tiesa", 1957-1964 as a literary worker at the magazine "Švyturys". 1964-1972 - devoted himself to writing. From 1972 to 1990 he worked at Lithuanian Television and Radio (LRT) as a senior editor of the Literature and Drama Editorial Office, and from 1990 to 1993 as editor-in-chief. In 1994, he produced the radio programme "Under the Sign of the Lyre". He published journalistic articles in the periodical press on issues of culture and social life, as well as fiction novels about writers of various nations based on documentary material. His works have been translated into Moldovan, Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian, Polish and other languages. He has written lyrics for songs, translated poetry and prose works of foreign writers, and children's books.