Boris Gorbatov
Russian Soviet writer and screenwriter, journalist, war correspondent
About Boris Gorbatov
Lived 1908 – 1954 (aged 45). Boris Gorbatov was a Russian writer, journalist, screenwriter, playwright, war correspondent and film screenwriter.
Boris Gorbatov (1908–1954) was a Soviet novelist. Born in the Donbas region in Ukraine, he moved to Moscow at the age of 18 and joined the Communist Party in 1930. He was a military correspondent during World War Two.
Legacy Gorbatov is best known for his novels Donbass and Taras' Family, both of which were translated into English, the latter also into French and German. The latter novel was filmed in 1945 (see The Unvanquished) and was the first film depicting The Holocaust.
Awards He was a recipient of the Stalin Prize.
Personal life He was married to the actress Tatiana Okunevskaya and then the actress Nina Arkhipova. He died in 1954 and is buried in Novodevichy Cemetery.
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Who was Boris Gorbatov?
Russian Soviet writer and screenwriter, journalist, war correspondent (1908–1954)
When was Boris Gorbatov born?
Boris Gorbatov was born on 2 July 1908 in Sokolohirsk.
When did Boris Gorbatov die?
Boris Gorbatov died on 20 January 1954 in Moscow.
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Boris Gorbatov was a writer, journalist, screenwriter, playwright, war correspondent and film screenwriter.
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Boris Gorbatov was Russian.
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