About

Known credits:
29
Birthday:
1882-03-31
Place of birth:
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Website:
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Korney Chukovsky

Overview

Korney I. Chukovsky [Nikolai V. Korneichukov] (31 March NS 1882 – 28 October 1969) was one of the most popular children's poets in the Russian language. His catchy rhythms, inventive rhymes and absurd characters have invited comparisons with the American children's author Dr. Seuss. Chukovsky's poems Tarakanishche ("The Monster Cockroach"), Krokodil ("The Crocodile"), Telefon ("The Telephone") and Moydodyr ("Wash-'em-Clean") have been favourites with many generations of Russophone children. Lines from his poems, in particular Telefon, have become universal catch-phrases in the Russian media and everyday conversation. He adapted the Doctor Dolittle stories into a book-length Russian poem as Doktor Aybolit ("Dr. Ow-It-Hurts"), and translated a substantial portion of the Mother Goose canon into Russian as Angliyskiye Narodnyye Pesenki ("English Folk Rhymes"). He was also an influential literary critic and essayist.

Known for

Acting
2020 This Is Edik Actor self (found footage) 59
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1983 From Two to Five Actor Narrator (voice) 58
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1982 Confusion Actor (voice) N/A
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1944 Telephone Actor Himself 58
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Writing
1986 Doctor Aybolit Writing Author 59
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1984 Vanya and Crocodile Writing Writer 58
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1984 Doctor Aybolit Writing Author 70
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1983 From Two to Five Writing Story 58
Average
1982 Confusion Writing Story N/A
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1978 Stolen Sun Writing Novel 58
Average
1976 Tsocotukha the Fly Writing Book 58
Average
1974 Confusion Writing Novel 58
Average
1973 Fedora's Sorrow Writing Novel 58
Average
1967 Aybolit-66 Writing Novel 59
Average
1963 The Monster Cockroach Writing Novel 58
Average
1960 The Boldly Buzzing Fly Writing Novel 58
Average
1954 Wash-'em-Clean Writing Novel 59
Average
1949 Lenora Writing Story N/A
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1946 A Peacock's Tail Writing Book 58
Average
1944 Telephone Writing Novel 58
Average
1941 Mukha-Tsokotukha Writing Short Story 58
Average
1939 Wash-’em-Clean Writing Story 59
Average
1939 Limpopo Writing Writer N/A
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1938 Doctor Aybolit Writing Book 59
Average
1927 Senka the African Writing Book N/A
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1927 Wash-’em-Clean Writing Book N/A
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Crew
1985 Miracle-Tree Crew Poem 58
Average
1981 Bibigon Crew Poem 58
Average
1973 Aibolit and Barmaley Crew Poem 59
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