Matvey Blanter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Matvey Blanter

Russian composer

Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1903

Place of Birth: Pochep, Bryansk Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 27-Sep-1990

Profession: composer, film score composer

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Matvei Isaakovich Blanter (Russian: ?????´? ????´????? ???´????) (10 February [O.S.
28 January] 1903 – 27 September 1990) was a Soviet Jewish composer, and one of the most prominent composers of popular songs and film music in the Soviet Union.
Among many other works, he wrote the internationally famous "Katyusha" (1938), performed to this day internationally.
He was active as a composer until 1975, producing more than two thousand songs.