Nikolai Ekk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nikolai Ekk

Soviet theatre and film director, screenwriter, actor

Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1902

Place of Birth: Riga, Latvia

Date of Death: 14-Jul-1976

Profession: screenwriter, actor, film director, theater director

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Nikolai Vladimirovich Ekk (Russian: ??????? ???????????? ???) (14 June 1902 – 14 July 1976) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter.
"Ekk" was in fact a pseudonym; his real surname was Ivakin (Russian: ??????).Born in Riga, he studied acting and directing in the theater of Vsevolod Meyerhold.
He directed six feature films between 1929 and 1967.
Among them was the first Soviet sound film Road to Life and the first Soviet color motion picture film The Nightingale.