Arkady Ostrovsky

Arkady Ostrovsky
Born
Arkady (Avraam) Il'ich Ostrovsky

February 25 [O.S. February 12] 1914
DiedSeptember 18, 1967(1967-09-18) (aged 53)
Resting placeNovodevichy Cemetery, Moscow
OccupationComposer

Arkady (Avraam) Il'ich Ostrovsky (also spelled Ostrovskij, Ostrovskyj Russian: Аркадий (Авраам) Ильич Островский) (February 25 [O.S. February 12], 1914 – September 18, 1967) was a Soviet Russian composer of light music, the author of the song May There Always Be Sunshine and other Soviet songs of the 1960s, including the lullaby of Good Night, Little Ones, the children's TV program aired for nearly 60 years, most famous rendition sung by Oleg Anofriyev.