Evgeny Schwartz

Evgeny Schwartz
BornEvgeny Lvovich Schwartz
October 21 [O.S. October 9] 1896
Kazan, Russian Empire
DiedJanuary 15, 1958(1958-01-15) (aged 61)
Leningrad, Soviet Union
OccupationEditor, novelist and playwright
PeriodAvant-garde
Years active1924–1957

Evgeny Lvovich Schwartz (Russian: Евге́ний Льво́вич Шва́рц; October 21 [O.S. October 9] 1896, Kazan, Russian Empire – January 15, 1958, Leningrad, Soviet Union) was a Soviet writer and playwright, whose works include twenty-five plays, and screenplays for three films (in collaboration with Nikolai Erdman).