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Alexander Pavlovich Timofeevskiy (Russian: Александр Павлович Тимофеевский; 13 November 1933 – 7 January 2022) was a Russian writer, poet, songwriter and screenwriter.
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Александр Павлович Тимофеевский | |
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| Born | Alexander Pavlovich Timofeevskiy 13 November 1933 |
| Died | 7 January 2022 (aged 88) Moscow, Russia |
| Other names | Aleksandr Timofeevskiĭ, Aleksandr Timofeyevsky |
| Occupation | Writer |
Life and career
editBorn in Moscow, at young age Timofeevskiy lived in Stalingrad, being there during the World War II when the German army besieged the city.[1] After the war he graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography and was enrolled in the scriptwriting department of the animation film studio Soyuzmultfilm.[1]
In addition to his cinema works, Timofeevskiy wrote dozens of collections of poems, adult and children's books, radio plays and songs, notably the popular children's song "Песенка крокодила Гены" ("Gena the Crocodile's Song").[1][2] In 2020, he was awarded the Na Blago Mira Prize for his book Кулинария эпохи застолья ("Culinary Age of the Tableau Era").[2] He died in Moscow on 7 January 2022, at the age of 88.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Умер автор "Песенки крокодила Гены" Александр Тимофеевский". InterMedia (in Russian). 7 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Умер написавший "Песенку крокодила Гены" поэт Александр Тимофеевский". Rbc.ru (in Russian). 7 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
External links
edit- Alexander Timofeevskiy at Goodreads
- Alexander Timofeevskiy at IMDb
- Alexander Timofeevskiy discography at Discogs
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