Huston Smith was born on May 31, 1919 in Suzhou, China. He was a writer and composer, known for
Camera Three (1955),
Huston Smith: The Mystic's Journey (2003) and
A Zen Life: D.T. Suzuki (2006). He was married to Kendra Wieman. He died on December 30, 2016 in Berkeley, California, USA.