Mesa Selimovic was born on April 26, 1910 in Tuzla, Austria-Hungary [now Bosnia and Herzegovina]. He was a writer and actor, known for
Nights and Days (1959),
Das Haus an der Küste (1954) and
The Dervish and Death (1974). He was married to Mila Selimovic and Danka Selimovic. He died on July 11, 1982 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.