Leonid Bykov | |
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 A plaque on the facade of Hovhannes Tumanyan street, 8, Kyiv, where Bykov lived before his death | |
| Born | Leonid Fedorovich Bykov 11 December 1928 Znamenka, Sloviansk Raion, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
| Died | 11 April 1979 (aged 50) En route from Minsk to Kyiv |
| Resting place | Baikove Cemetery, Kyiv |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1952–1979 |
| Notable work | Only "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]
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