Grigory Chukhray

Grigory Naumovich Chukhray (Russian: Григо́рий Нау́мович Чухра́й; Ukrainian: Григорiй Наумович Чухрай; 23 May 1921 28 October 2001) was a Ukrainian Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. People's Artist of the USSR (1981). He's the father of the Russian film director Pavel Chukhray.

Grigory Chukhray
Born
Grigory Naumovich Chukhray

(1921-05-23)23 May 1921
Melitopol, Ukrainian SSR
Died28 October 2001(2001-10-28) (aged 80)
Moscow, Russia
Resting placeVagankovo Cemetery, Moscow
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1956–1984
Notable work
TitlePeople's Artist of the USSR (1981)
Awards
  • Lenin Prize (1961)
  • BAFTA (1961)
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