Aleksandr Dovzhenko was born on September 10, 1894 in Vyunishche, Sosnitsa Ueyzd, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Sosnitsa, Sosnitsa Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine]. He was a writer and director, known for Erde (1930), Die Welt soll blühen (1949) and Schtschors (1939). He was married to Yuliya Solntseva. He died on November 25, 1956 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia].
