Nikolai Ekk was born on June 14, 1902 in Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire [now Latvia]. He was a director and writer, known for Der Weg ins Leben (1931), Sorochynskyi yarmarok (1939) and Odni znakomye (1934). He died on July 13, 1976 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
