Aleksandrs Leimanis was born on October 17, 1913 in village Gavrilovo, Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire as Aleksandr Ottovich Lejmanis. He was a director and writer, known for Vella kalpi (1970), Melna veza spiles (1975) and Vella kalpi vella dzirnavas (1972). He died on June 17, 1990 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR.