Sergei Parajanov
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Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: January 9, 1924
Day of Death: June 21, 1990 (66 years old)
Place of Birth: Tiflis, Georgian SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, USSR
Sergei Parajanov (Armenian: Սերգեյ Փարաջանով; Russian: Серге́й Ио́сифович Параджа́нов; Georgian: სერგო ფარაჯანოვი; Ukrainian: Сергій Йо́сипович Параджа́нов; sometimes spelled Paradzhanov or Paradjanov; January 9, 1924 – July 20, 1990) was a Soviet film director and artist of Armenian descent who made significant contributions to Soviet cinematography through Ukrainian, Georgian, and Armenian cinema. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sergei Parajanov, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.