- Born
- Died
- Birth nameAleksandr Petrovich Dovzhenko
- Aleksandr Dovzhenko was born on September 10, 1894 in Vyunishche, Sosnitsa Ueyzd, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Sosnitsa, Sosnitsa Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine]. He was a writer and director, known for Earth (1930), Life in Bloom (1949) and Shors (1939). He was married to Yuliya Solntseva. He died on November 25, 1956 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- SpouseYuliya Solntseva(1928 - November 25, 1956) (his death)
- Taught at the legendary Russian film school VGIK; his most famous student was the genius Sergei Parajanov the best friend of Mikhail Vartanov who was also educated at VGIK
- His family were farmers.
- Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 260-265. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
- Attended the Teacher's Institute for four years and the Commercial Institute for three years, prior to World War I.
- Worked in the Soviet embassies in Warsaw and Berlin following the Russian Revolution.
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
