Mark Donskoy

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Mark Donskoy

Mark Donskoy (in the center) with cinematographers from East Germany, 1963
Born Mark Semyonovich Donskoy
(1901-03-06)6 March 1901
Odessa, Russian Empire (now Ukraine)
Died 21 March 1981(1981-03-21) (aged 80)
Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Occupation Film director, screenwriter
Years active 1926–1981

Mark Semyonovich Donskoy (Russian: Марк Семёнович Донско́й; 6 March [O.S. 21 February] 1901 – 21 March 1981) was a Soviet film director. His most famous work (Stalin Prize in 1941) was the Gorky Trilogy, consisting of The Childhood of Maxim Gorky, My Apprenticeship, and My Universities.

Selected filmography

Honours and awards


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