Honored art worker of the RSFSR (1969). B. in Kursk. 1936 - the artist-animator of the film Studio "Soyuzmultfilm", and then the Director. First performance - "Quiet meadow" (1947, with G. F. Filippov). D. - one of the leading figures of Soviet animated films. Dynamic feature created a satirical cartoon characters different great expression: "Unusual match" (1955, winner of the International film festival in Venice) and "Old friends" (1956), both co-authored with M. S. Pashchenko, "Puck, the washer!" (1964), etc.