Boris Barnet

Boris Barnet
Born
Boris Vasilyevich Barnet

(1902-06-18)18 June 1902
Moscow, Russian Empire
Died8 January 1965(1965-01-08) (aged 62)
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1927–1963
Spouse(s)Natalia Glan (1926–1927)
Yelena Kuzmina (1928–1936)
Valentina Barnet
Alla Kazanskaya
ChildrenOlga Barnet

Boris Vasilyevich Barnet (Russian: Бори́с Васи́льевич Ба́рнет; 18 June 1902 – 8 January 1965) was a Soviet film director, actor and screenwriter of British heritage. He directed 27 films between 1927 and 1963. Barnet was awarded the title Merited Artist of the Russian Federation in 1935, and Merited Artist of the Ukrainian SSR in 1951.[1]

  1. ^ Peter Rollberg (2016). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 83–85. ISBN 978-1442268425.