Legendary Soviet animator died in intensive care
The legendary Soviet animator and director David Cherkassky died in Ukraine at the age of 86, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
Kiev businessman Alexander Melamud reported this on Facebook.
“An hour ago, David Yanovich Cherkassky died. He spent two months in intensive care after the stroke. For two months doctors fought for his life. The legend is gone. A friend, a wonderful person, a great master, has died. Until the last day before his illness, he constantly repeated that life was wonderful,” he wrote.
David Cherkassky was born in 1931 in the city of Shpola. In 1959, he joined the staff of the Kievnauchfilm studio and worked as an animator for several years. He made his directorial debut in 1964.
He directed the cartoons “The Wizard Ox”, “The Adventures of Captain Vrungel”, “Doctor Aibolit”, “Crocodile and the Sun”, “Treasure Island” and others. Cherkassky is a People's Artist of Ukraine, a holder of the Ukrainian Order of Merit, II and III degrees.
Legendary Soviet animator dies in intensive care