Born June 15, 1900, village of Vorema, province of Nizhny Novgorod - Died September 15, 1965, Moscow.
In 1927 he graduated from the Directing Department of VGIK.
Since 1927 - screenwriter, assistant director, director in various studios.
In 1941-1945 he worked in an evacuation hospital.
Since 1945 - director of the Mosnauchfilm film studio.
