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Nikolai Prilutskiy

1909 – 1990

Soviet animator

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Lived 1909 – 1990 (aged 81). Nikolai Prilutskiy was a Russian engineer, audio engineer, animator and director of audiography.

Nikolai Stepanovich Prilutskiy ( (January 26, 1909, Moscow – July 25, 1990, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian sound operator, one of the first operators who created the sound for Soviet cartoons at the beginning of the Soviet animation.

Biography Prilutskiy was one of the foremost Soviet directors of audiography and one of the founders of Soviet animation art. He was the director of audiography at the famous classics of Soviet animation, such as the prize-winning fairy tales The Snow Maiden, The Enchanted Boy, The Twelve Months and the full-length animation The Snow Queen (1957), and the modern satirical tale The Key (1961). Also Nikolai Prilutskiy made the sound for more than one hundred Russian cartoons.

Selected filmography 1945 - The Lost Letter (Пропавшая грамота) 1952 - The Snow Maiden (Снегурочка) 1955 - The Enchanted Boy (Заколдованный мальчик) 1956 - The Twelve Months (Двенадцать месяцев) 1957 - The Snow Queen (Снежная королева) 1960 - It Was I Who Drew the Little Man (Человечка нарисовал я) 1961 - The Key (Ключ)

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Who was Nikolai Prilutskiy?

Soviet animator (1909-1990)

When was Nikolai Prilutskiy born?

Nikolai Prilutskiy was born on 26 January 1909 in Russian Empire.

When did Nikolai Prilutskiy die?

Nikolai Prilutskiy died on 25 July 1990 in Moscow.

What was Nikolai Prilutskiy's occupation?

Nikolai Prilutskiy was an engineer, audio engineer, animator and director of audiography.

What nationality was Nikolai Prilutskiy?

Nikolai Prilutskiy was Russian.

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