Valentin Ivanovich Yezhov was a Soviet and Russian screenwriter, playwright, writer and professor at VGIK.
10 Facts About Valentin Yezhov
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Valentin Yezhov was born in Samara, Russian SFSR into a Russian family.
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Valentin Yezhov was named after the character of the Faust opera that made a lasting impression on his parents.
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In 1938 Valentin Yezhov graduated from school and joined the army.
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Valentin Yezhov demobilized in 1945 and returned to Moscow where he entered VGIK to study screenwriting under Joseph Manevich.
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Valentin Yezhov started working in cinema in 1953 and quickly turned into one of the most prolific screenwriters of the Soviet Union.
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Valentin Yezhov wrote and co-wrote over 50 screenplays, both for short and feature films.
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In later years Valentin Yezhov worked with Sergei Bondarchuk on the Red Bells dilogy, Ion Popescu-Gopo on the sequel to his Maria, Mirabela fairy tale and other Soviet and foreign film directors.
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Valentin Yezhov produced a total of six films together with a film director Viktor Sadovsky, including the 1991 biographical drama My Best Friend, General Vasili, Son of Joseph Stalin about the acclaimed Soviet sportsman Vsevolod Bobrov and his friendship with Vasily Stalin.
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Valentin Yezhov was survived by his third wife, a writer Natalia Vsevolodovna Gotovtseva.