Born on 04.10.1928 in Joniškis. Died 17 November 2011 in Vilnius.
1946-1949 - studied law at Vilnius University. In 1959 graduated from the Moscow Gorky Institute of Literature. 1953-1954 Secretary of the Kaunas branch of the LRS, 1965-1970 Secretary of the Board of the LRS. 1976-1985 Editor-in-Chief of "Pergale".