Ilya Frez was born on September 2, 1909 in Roslavl, Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire [now Roslavlsky District, Smolensk Oblast, Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for
Love and Lies (1981),
Eto my ne prokhodili (1976) and
Otryad Trubachyova srazhayetsya (1957). He died on June 22, 1994 in Moscow, Russia.