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Leonid Gaidai was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Born Leonid Iovych Gaidai on January 30, 1923, in Svobodny, he worked primarily in the comedy genre. His professional career in film directing spanned from 1956 to 1992. He was educated at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography and served as a member of the Association of Filmmakers of the USSR.
Gaidai was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and received several awards, including People's Artist of the USSR, the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class, the Medal "For Battle Merit," and the Medal "Veteran of Labour." He participated in the Eastern Front during his life. He died of pulmonary embolism in Moscow on November 19, 1993. He was buried at Kuntsevo Cemetery and was married to Nina Grebeshkova.
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Film & TV
Svobodny, Amurskaya guberniya, RSFSR, USSR
Leonid Iovich Gaidai (Russian: Леони́д Ио́вич Гайда́й; 30 January 1923 – 19 November 1993; Svobodny) was a Soviet comedy film director, screenwriter and actor who enjoyed immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former Soviet Union. His films broke theatre attendance records and were some of the top-selling DVDs in Russia. He has been described as "the king of Soviet comedy".
Known for
- Георгий Вицин. Не надо смеяться — Self (archive footage)2016
- Legends of Cinema — Self (archive footage)2016
- Георгий Вицин. Отшельник — Self (archive footage)2008
- When Idols Were Gone — Self/ArchiveFootage2005
- There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach — Crazy casino player (uncredited)1993
- Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained1977
- 12 Chairs — Varfolomey Korobeinikov (uncredited)1971
- The Diamond Arm — drunkard (uncredited)1969
- Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures — (segment "Workmate") (uncredited)1965
- In Transit1961
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Svobodny
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Spouse
- Nina Grebeshkova
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Russian
- Genre
- comedy
- Conflict
- Eastern Front
- Official website
- leonid-gaidai.ru/index.php
- Image
- Леонид Гайдай (1974) (cropped).jpg
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- place of burial
- Kuntsevo Cemetery
- Commons category
- Leonid Gaidai
- date of birth
- 1923-01-30
- date of death
- 1983-11-19
- start of work period
- 1956-00-00
- end of work period
- 1992-00-00
- cause of death
- pulmonary embolism
- birth name
- Леонид Иович Гайдай
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Leonid Gaidai
- name in native language
- Леонид Гайдай
- manner of death
- natural causes
- allegiance
- Soviet Union
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Encyclopedic overview
Leonid Iovich Gaidai (30 January 1923 – 19 November 1993) was a Soviet and Russian comedy film director, screenwriter, and actor who enjoyed immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former Soviet Union. His films broke theatre attendance records and were some of the top-selling DVDs in Russia. He has been described as "the king of Soviet comedy".
Early life and first success
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