Yuri Entin | |
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Юрий Энтин | |
Entin in 2013 | |
| Born | Yuri Sergeyevich Entin 21 August 1935 |
| Occupations | Poet, playwright, lyricist |
Yuri Sergeyevich Entin (Russian: Ю́рий Серге́евич Э́нтин; born 21 August 1935) is a Russian and Soviet poet, playwright and lyricist who wrote screenplays and songs for various children's films including The Bremen Town Musicians (1969) and two sequels (with Vasily Livanov) and Blue Puppy (1976), among others. He also wrote music with Bulat Okudzhava for the 1975 film The Adventures of Buratino.
Entin was born in Moscow to a Jewish family. He was interested in literature and history during his school years. He graduated from the Faculty of History and worked as a teacher and librarian. In 1962 he was the Chief Editor of the children's section of the company "Melody". Since 1969 he has been a freelance artist. He has written songs for film, television, scripts, and books.
Yuri is a member of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, author of texts for songs (over 500). Songs on his poems sound in a variety of children's and adult movies (more than 100). Has written several books for children.
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