Eldar Ryazanov

Eldar Ryazanov
Eldar Ryazanov
Эльдар Рязанов
	Ryazanov in 2008
Born	Eldar Aleksandrovich Ryazanov; 18 November 1927; Samara, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died	30 November 2015 (aged 88); Moscow, Russia
Resting place	Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter, actor, television presenter, poet, dramaturg, pedagogue
Years active	1950–2009
Notable work	Carnival Night (1956); Beware of the Car (1966); Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia (1973); The Irony of Fate (1975); Office Romance (1977); Station for Two (1982); A Cruel Romance (1984);
Title	People's Artist of the USSR (1984)
Spouse	Emma Abaydullina
Awards	USSR State Prize (1977)

Eldar Aleksandrovich Ryazanov (Russian: Эльдар Александрович Рязанов; 18 November 1927 – 30 November 2015) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, poet, actor and pedagogue whose popular comedies, satirizing the daily life of the Soviet Union and Russia, are celebrated throughout the former Soviet Union and former Warsaw Pact countries.^[1]^[2]^[3]

^ Peter Rollberg (2016). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman / Littlefield. pp. 610–611. ISBN 978-1442268425.
^ "Eldar Ryazanov Soviet comedy film giant dies". BBC News. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
^ Grimes, William (30 November 2015). "Eldar Ryazanov, Russian Film Director Known for His Satire, Dies at 88". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

[1] Peter Rollberg (2016). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman / Littlefield. pp. 610–611. ISBN 978-1442268425.

[bbc-2] "Eldar Ryazanov Soviet comedy film giant dies". BBC News. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

[nyt-3] Grimes, William (30 November 2015). "Eldar Ryazanov, Russian Film Director Known for His Satire, Dies at 88". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

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