Nick Gurdin was born on 14 April 1912 in Nikolskoye, Siberia. He was married to Maria Gurdin. He died on 5 November 1980 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Four years younger than his wife, Maria Gurdin. Maria didn't want people to know she was older than Nick, so she falsified her date of birth to keep their ages more in line with convention. She went to her grave with the wrong date.