Roman Abelevich Kachanov
Roman Abelewitsch Katschanow ( Russian Роман Абелевич Качанов ; born February 25, 1921 in Smolensk , Soviet Union ; † July 4, 1993 in Moscow , Russia ) was a Russian animator , director and screenwriter . His four films about the characters crocodile Gena and Cheburashka achieved enormous popularity in the Soviet Union .
Life
In 1946 he started working for the Soviet animation film studio Soyuzmultfilm , where he worked as an animator for ten years. He made his first own film The Old Man and the Crane (Starik i schurawl) in 1957. The style of the film differed greatly from that of the other Soviet animated films of the time.
Filmography in excerpts
- 1969: Crocodile Gena ( Крокодил Гена )
- 1971: Cheburashka ( Чебурашка )
- 1974: Cheburashka and Chapeau-Claque ( Шапокляк )
- 1981: The Secret of the Third Planet ( Тайна третьей планеты )
- 1983: Cheburashka goes to school ( Чебурашка идёт в школу )
Web links
- Roman Abelewitsch Katschanow in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Katschanow, Roman Abelewitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Качанов, Роман Абелевич (Russian spelling) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian animator, screenwriter and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Smolensk |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th July 1993 |
| Place of death | Moscow |