Davyd Cherkaskyi

David Yanovich Cherkassky (; ; 23 August 1931 – 30 October 2018) was a Soviet and Ukrainian animated film director and screenwriter. His work in the Kievnauchfilm studio include The Adventures of Captain Wrongel, Doctor Aybolit, and Treasure Island.

Biography David Cherkassky was born in 1931 into a Jewish household in Shpola, Ukrainian SSR. He noted that Soviet parents anticipated that the Soviet Union will participate in war and so registered their children later to delay them to be drafted to army. During World War II, he and his mother were evacuated to a village

He was married to animator and animation director Natalya Marchenkova.

Following his death on 30 October 2018, David Cherkassky was buried in the in Kyiv.

Filmography Director 1964 Mystery of the Black King along with Sergei Lyalin 1967 Columbus is landing on the coast 1969 Mystery-Bouffe 1970 Short stories 1971 Wizard Okh 1972 Around the World against the Will 1974 Pharaohs, good-bye! along with Vyacheslav Vinnik 1975 What the hell do you want? 1979 Adventures of Captain Wrongel 1983 Wings 1984 Doctor Aybolit 1988 Treasure Island 1992 Crazy macaroni or the error of professor Bugensberg , the motion picture was not finished