Leonid Gaidai | |
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Леонид Гайдай | |
 Gaidai in 1941 | |
| Born | January 30, 1923 Svobodny, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | November 19, 1993 (aged 70) Moscow, Russia |
| Resting place | Kuntsevo Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, actor |
| Years active | 1955–1992 |
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| Title | People's Artist of the USSR (1989) |
| Spouse | Nina Grebeshkova |
Leonid Iovich Gaidai[a] (30 January 1923 – 19 November 1993) 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".[1]
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- ^ Prokhorova, Elena, "The Man Who Made Them Laugh: Leonid Gaidai, the King of Soviet Comedy", in Beumers, Birgit (2008) A History of Russian Cinema, Berg Publishers, ISBN 978-1845202156, pp. 519–542