Gaĭdaĭ, Leonid

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Name (Hebrew)
גאידאי, לאוניד
Name (Latin)
Gaĭdaĭ, Leonid
Name (Cyrilic)
Гайдай, Леонид
Other forms of name
Gajdaj, Leonid
Date of birth
1923-01-30
Date of death
1993-11-19
Place of birth
Amurskai︠a︡ oblastʹ (Russia)
Place of death
Moscow (Russia)
Occupation
Producers and directors
Motion picture actors and actresses
Motion picture producers and directors
Associated Language
rus
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 51951859
Wikidata: Q312480
Library of congress: nr 96043998
Sources of Information
  • ZSRR się śmieje, 2013:t.p. (Leonida Gajdaja)
  • V luchakh ėksentriki, 1991:p. 3 (Leonid Gaĭdaĭ)
  • Internet movie database, Apr. 18, 2005(Leonid Gaidai; director, writer, actor, etc.; b. Jan. 30, 1923, Svobodny, Amur province, Soviet Union; d. Nov. 19, 1993, Moscow, Russia)
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Wikipedia description:

Leonid Iovich Gaidai (30 January 1923 – 19 November 1993) was a Soviet and Russian comedy film director, screenwriter, and actor who enjoyed immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former Soviet Union. His films broke theatre attendance records and were some of the top-selling DVDs in Russia. He has been described as "the king of Soviet comedy".

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