Leonid Trauberg

Leonid Trauberg

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Directing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1902-01-04

  • Day of Death

    1990-11-13 (88 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Odessa, Russian Empire (Ukraine)

Biography

Leonid Zakharovich Trauberg was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed 17 films between 1924 and 1961 and was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1941. Trauberg was Jewish, and was fiercely attacked by Soviet authorities during the so-called "anti-cosmopolitan" period following World War II.

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