Grigori Chukhrai

Also known as Grigory Naumovich Chukhray

Soviet film director and screenwriter (1921-2001)

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Born: ( 1921-05-23 ) 23 May 1921, Melitopol , Ukrainian SSR
Died: 28 October 2001 (2001-10-28) (aged 80), Moscow , Russia
Resting place: Vagankovo Cemetery , Moscow
Occupations: Film director , screenwriter
Years active: 1956–1984
Notable work: The Forty-First (1956) Ballad of a Soldier (1959) Clear Skies (1961)
Title: People's Artist of the USSR (1981)
Spouse: Irina
Awards: Lenin Prize (1961) BAFTA (1961)

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Instance of: human
Family name: Chukhray
Gender: male
Citizenship: Russia
Place of birth: Melitopol
Place of death: Moscow
Child: Pavel Chukhray
Occupation: public figure
Educated at: Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
Employer: Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors
Political party: Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Languages spoken: Russian
Award: Nika Award
Participant in: 22nd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Conflict: Eastern Front
Military rank: senior lieutenant
Image: Григо́рий Нау́мович Чухра́й.webp

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place of burial: Vagankovo Cemetery
date of birth: 1921-05-23
date of death: 2001-10-28
member of: Association of Filmmakers of the USSR
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Commons category: Grigory Chukhrai
start of work period: 1956-00-00
related category: Category:Films directed by Grigori Chukhrai
end of work period: 1996-00-00
ancestral home: Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
birth name: Григорий Наумович Чухрай
Commons Creator page: Grigori Chukhrai

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Grigory Naumovich Chukhray (23 May 1921 – 28 October 2001) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter of Ukrainian origin. People's Artist of the USSR (1981). He's the father of the Russian film director Pavel Chukhray.

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