Yevgeny Petrov

Screenwriter, Fictional Character Creator

1903 – 1942

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Who was Yevgeny Petrov?

Yevgeny Petrov was the pen name of Yevgeny Petrovich Katayev, a popular Soviet author in the 1920s and 1930s. He often worked in collaboration with Ilya Ilf.

He was the brother of Valentin Katayev.

Following Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, Petrov became a war correspondent. He was killed in a plane crash while returning from besieged Sevastopol.

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Born
Dec 13, 1903
Odessa
Also known as
  • Yevgeni Petrovich Kataev
  • Yakov Aleksandrovich Protazanov
  • J.A. Protozanov
  • Ya. Protazanov
  • Ya.A. Protazanov
  • Jakov Protazanov
  • Jacob Protozanoff
  • Евгений Петров
  • Евгений Петрович Катаев
  • Yevgeny Petrovich Katayev
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Nationality
  • Soviet Union
  • Russian Empire
Profession
Lived in
  • Odessa
Died
Jul 2, 1942
Rostov Oblast

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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