David Cherkassky
David Yanovich Cherkassky (Russian: Давид Янович Черкасский; 23 August 1932 – 30 October 2018)[1][2] was a Soviet and Ukrainian animated film director and screenwriter. He made several tv show animations for Kievnauchfilm such as The Adventures of Captain Vrungel, Doctor Aybolite, and Ostrov sokrovishch.
Biography
[edit]David Cherkassky was born in 1932 into a Jewish household in Shpola, Ukrainian SSR.[2] Cherkassky graduated from the Kiev Construction Engineering Institute.[3] 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.[3] Cherkassky in interview acknowledged that he was born on 23 August 1932.[4] During World War II, he and his mother were evacuated to a village[4] near the Russian city of Chkalov (today Orenburg).[3]
David Cherkassky was a member of the Ukrainian gymnast team.[3] Since he was 50, and until he was 80, Cherkassky enjoyed alpine skiing.[3]
After the death of Stalin, Cherkassky found out that his family origin is a small city of Shpola in Central Ukraine and he has some extensive family in the United States.[4] His father was a director of typography after the revolution and later he served as an assistant to People's Commissar of Justice.[4]
He was married to animator and animation director Natalya Marchenkova.[5]
Filmography
[edit]Director
[edit]- 1964 Mystery of the Black King (Russian: Тайна чёрного короля) along with Sergei Lyalin
- 1967 Columbus is landing on the coast (Russian: Колумб причаливает к берегу)
- 1969 Mystery-Bouffe (Russian: Мистерия-буфф)
- 1970 Short stories (Russian: Короткие истории)
- 1971 Wizard Okh (Russian: Волшебник Ох)
- 1972 Around the World against the Will (Russian: Вокруг света поневоле)
- 1974 Pharaohs, good-bye! (Russian: Прощайте, фараоны!) along with Vyacheslav Vinnik
- 1975 What the hell do you want? (Russian: Какого рожна хочется?)
- 1979 Adventures of Captain Wrongel (Russian: Приключения капитана Врунгеля)
- 1983 Wings (Russian: Крылья)
- 1984 Doctor Aybolit (Russian: Доктор Айболит)
- 1988 Treasure Island (Russian: Остров сокровищ)
- 1992 Crazy macaroni or the error of professor Bugensberg (Russian: Макароны смерти, или Ошибка профессора Буггенсберга), the motion picture was not finished
References
[edit]- ^ "Умер режиссер мультфильма "Остров сокровищ" Давид Черкасский". Радио Свобода (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-06-06.
- ^ a b "Давид Черкасский" [David Cherkassky]. animation-ua.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ a b c d e Roman Huba. Experienced Wrongel. David Cherkassky about his works, friends and hobbies (Опытный Врунгель. Давид Черкасский о своих работах, друзьях и увлечениях). Focus (Ukraine). 28 June 2017
- ^ a b c d Hordiychuk, I, Intellectual Rabelaisian (Интеллектуальный раблезианец). The Day. 23 August 2017
- ^ "Марченкова Наталія Семенівна — Енциклопедія Сучасної України" [Marchenkova Natalia Semenivna]. esu.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2021-03-01.
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- 1932 births
- 2018 deaths
- People from Shpola
- Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture alumni
- Recipients of the title of People's Artists of Ukraine
- Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class
- Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class
- Kievnauchfilm
- Soviet animators
- Soviet Jews
- Soviet screenwriters
- Soviet male screenwriters
- Ukrainian animated film directors
- Ukrainian animators
- Ukrainian Jews
- Ukrainian screenwriters