Biography

Daniil Aleksandrovich Mendelevich is a Soviet animator. In 1947-1955 Mendelevich studied at the Moscow secondary art school at the Academy of Arts. In 1963 he graduated from VGIK. In 1963-1966 he worked as a decorator on Central Television. In 1966-1979 Daniil Mendelevich was a production designer at the Soyuzmultfilm movie studio. He was engaged in book graphics.

Collaborated with directors I.A. Kovalevskaya, Efim Gamburg, R.A. Strautmane, I.S. Aksenchuk and others. Almost never did Mendelevich repeat himself in choosing a pictorial solution, style; the found "author's handwriting" was not used once. A constant creative search is an integral feature of the works of an outstanding animation artist, which, of course, is Mendelevich.

Since 1981 Mendelevich lives in Israel.
- IMDb mini biography by: Peter-Patrick76