Yakov Protazanov
Date of Birth:
Feb 04, 1881
Place of Birth:
Moscow, Russian Empire
Date of Birth:
Feb 04, 1881
Place of Birth:
Moscow, Russian Empire
Biography:
Yakov Alexandrovich Protazanov (Russian: Яков Александрович Протазанов; February 4 (O.S. January 23), 1881 – August 8, 1945) was a Russian and Soviet film director and screenwriter, and one of the founding fathers of cinema of Russia. He was an Honored Artist of the Russian SFSR (1935) and Uzbek SSR (1944).