Aleksandr Ptushko Death
Aleksandr passed away on March 6, 1973 at the age of 72.
When did Aleksandr Ptushko die?
March 6, 1973How old was Aleksandr Ptushko when died?
72
Aleksandr Ptushko Birthday and Date of Death
Aleksandr Ptushko was born on April 6, 1900 and died on March 6, 1973. Aleksandr was 72 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: April 6, 1900
Date of Death: March 6, 1973
Age at Death: 72
Aleksandr Ptushko - Biography
Aleksandr Lukich Ptushko (Russian: Алекса́ндр Луки́ч Пту́шко; Ukrainian: Олександр Лукич Птушко April 19 [O.S. April 6] 1900 in Lugansk, Russian Empire (now Luhansk, Ukraine) – March 6, 1973 in Moscow, Soviet Union) was a Soviet animation and fantasy film director, and Meritorious Artist of the RSFSR. Ptushko is frequently (and somewhat misleadingly) referred to as "the Soviet Walt Disney," due to his prominent early role in animation in the Soviet Union, though a more accurate comparison would be to Willis O'Brien or Ray Harryhausen. Some critics, such as Tim Lucas and Alan Upchurch, have also compared Ptushko to Italian filmmaker Mario Bava, who made fantasy and horror films with similarities to Ptushko's work and made similarly innovative use of color cinematography and special effects. He began his film career as a director and animator of stop-motion short films, and became a director of feature length films combining live-action, stop-motion, creative special effects, and Russian mythology. Along the way he would be responsible for a number of firsts in Russian film history (including the first feature-length animated film, and the first film in color), and would make several extremely popular and internationally praised films full of visual flair and spectacle.
