Samson Samsonov
Russian film director (1921–2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Samson Iosifovich Samsonov (Russian: Самсо́н Ио́сифович Самсо́нов; 23 February 1921 – 31 August 2002) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter, he was granted the honorary title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1991.[1]
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Born | Samson Iosifovich Edelstein (1921-02-23)February 23, 1921 |
Died | August 31, 2002(2002-08-31) (aged 81) |
Resting place | Troyekurovskoye Cemetery, Moscow |
Years active | 1948–1996 |
Notable work | An Optimistic Tragedy (1963) |
Title | People's Artist of the USSR (1991) |
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Samson Samsonov graduated from Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in 1951, where he studied under Sergei Gerasimov.