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Leonid Gaidai
Leonid Iovich Gaidai 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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entertainment · Soviet film director (1923–1993) · film director · screenwriter · actor · director · also Leonid Gaidai, Leonid Iovich Gaidai, Gaidai
Born 30 January 1923 · Died 19 November 1993 · Q312480
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1993· 1 entry
Died 1993-11-19.
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1989· 1 entry
Awarded People's Artist of the USSR (1989).
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1985· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class (1985).
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1974· 2 entries
Awarded People's Artist of the RSFSR (1974).
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People's Artist of the USSR in 1989, and died in Moscow on 19 November 1993
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1970· 2 entries
Awarded Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR (1970).
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Won Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" (1970).
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1969· 1 entry
Awarded Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1969).
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1965· 1 entry
For the segment "Déjà vu" in the film Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures
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1955· 1 entry
Studied at Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (1949–1955).
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1942· 1 entry
Won Medal "For Battle Merit" (1942).
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1923· 1 entry
Born 1923-01-30.
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