Leonid Gaidai

Leonid Gaidai
Leonid Gaidai
Леонид Гайдай
	Gaidai in 1941
Born	30 January 1923; Svobodny, Soviet Union
Died	19 November 1993 (aged 70); Moscow, Russia
Resting place	Kuntsevo Cemetery
Years active	1955–1992
Works	Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures (1965); Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967); The Diamond Arm (1969); The Twelve Chairs (1971); Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future (1973);
Title	People's Artist of the USSR (1989)
Spouse	Nina Grebeshkova

Leonid Iovich Gaidai (Russian: Леони́д Ио́вич Гайда́й; 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".^[1]

^ Prokhorova, Elena, "The Man Who Made Them Laugh: Leonid Gaidai, the King of Soviet Comedy", in Beumers, Birgit (2008) A History of Russian Cinema, Berg Publishers, ISBN 978-1845202156, pp. 519–542

[Prokhorova-1] Prokhorova, Elena, "The Man Who Made Them Laugh: Leonid Gaidai, the King of Soviet Comedy", in Beumers, Birgit (2008) A History of Russian Cinema, Berg Publishers, ISBN 978-1845202156, pp. 519–542

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