Aleksandr Khanzhonkov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Aleksandr Khanzhonkov

Russian entrepreneur, organizer of film production, screenwriter, director

Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1877

Place of Birth: Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 26-Sep-1945

Profession: screenwriter, film director, film producer

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Aleksandr Alekseevich Khanzhonkov (Russian: ????????? ?????????? ?????????, IPA: [?l??'ksandr ?l??'ks?ej?v??t? x?n'?onk?f]; 8 August [O.S.
27 July] 1877 — 26 September 1945) was a pioneering Russian cinema entrepreneur, film director and screenwriter.
He is known for producing Defence of Sevastopol, Russia's first feature film, as well as Ladislas Starevich's ground-breaking stop motion animation.
Khanzhonkov worked as a consultant in the post-revolutionary Goskino until he was banned from cinema in 1926.