Leonid Bykov

Leonid Bykov
A plaque on the facade of Hovhannes Tumanyan street, 8, Kyiv, where Bykov lived before his death
Born
Leonid Fedorovich Bykov

11 December 1928
Died11 April 1979(1979-04-11) (aged 50)
En route from Minsk to Kyiv
Resting placeBaikove Cemetery, Kyiv
Occupation(s)Actor, film director, screenwriter
Years active1952–1979
Notable workOnly "Old Men" Are Going Into Battle (1973)

Leonid Fedorovich Bykov (Ukrainian: Леонід Федорович Биков, Russian: Леонид Фёдорович Быков; 11 December 1928, in Znamenka village, Artemivsk Okruha of Ukrainian SSR – 11 April 1979, in Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine, USSR) was a Soviet actor, film director, and script writer.[1] He received the "Honored Artist of the RSFSR" title in 1965 and the "People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR" title in 1974.[2]

  1. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 126–127. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
  2. ^ Новая Российская энциклопедия: в 12 т. / Редкол.: А. Д. Некипелов, В. И. Данилов-Данильян и др. — М.: ООО «Издательство „Энциклопедия“» Т. 3 Бруней — Винча, 2007. — 480 с.: ил.