Isaak Dunaevsky
Isaak Dunaevsky · Arts & Literature
Soviet film and song composer
1900, Lokhvytsia, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) — 1955, Moscow, Soviet Union
Ukraine · Russia/Soviet Union
Isaak Dunaevsky is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Soviet film and song composer
Isaak Dunaevsky was one of the most popular Soviet composers of film and song, writing the scores for beloved musical comedies such as 'Jolly Fellows' and 'Circus' and marches that became national standards. He was born to a Jewish family in Lokhvytsia, in present-day Ukraine, and is Jewish. His melodies remained widely sung across the Soviet Union and beyond.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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Soviet film and song composer
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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