Samuil Marshak, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Samuil Marshak

writer, poet, playwright

Date of Birth: 22-Oct-1887

Place of Birth: Voronezh, Azov Governorate, Russia

Date of Death: 04-Jul-1964

Profession: screenwriter, writer, poet, playwright, translator, literary critic, children's writer, linguist

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak (alternative spelling: Samuil Yakovlevich Marchak) (Russian: ?????´? ?´???????? ?????´?; 3 November [O.S.
22 October] 1887 – 4 July 1964) was a Russian and Soviet writer of Jewish origin, translator and poet who wrote for both children and adults.
He translated the sonnets and some other of the works of William Shakespeare, English poetry (including poems for children), and poetry from other languages.
Maxim Gorky proclaimed Marshak to be "the founder of Russia's (Soviet) children's literature."