Biography
Vladimir Ivanovich Popov (Russian: Владимир Иванович Попов; 5 June 1930 — 1 April 1987) was a Soviet and Russian animator and art director. A member of ASIFA, He was named Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR in 1986. Vladimir Popov grew up in a communal apartment near Soyuzmultfilm. He was fond of painting since childhood and visited an art school. He also produced hand-made cartoons by drawing humorous scenes from the life of his neighbours on a transparent filmstrip and demonstrating them to a great success.In 1951, Popov was employed by Soyuzmultfilm; for the next ten years he had been working as an animator with Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Alexandra Snezhko-Blotskaya, Leonid Amalrik and other leading directors. Since 1960, he had been directing films together with Vladimir Pekar, also acting as an art director. Their most popular work of that time was Umka (1969), a traditionally animated short about a little polar bear loved by generations of children, along with the lullaby song performed by Aida Vedishcheva.Since 1975, Popov had been working alone. Among his popular films were adaptations of Nikolay Nosov's Bobik Visiting Barbos (1977) and Yuri Koval's The Adventures of Vasya Kurolesov (1981). Yet his biggest success was the Three from Prostokvashino trilogy produced in 1978—1984 and based on the comedy fairy tales by Eduard Uspensky. Despite the cold reception from the officials, the mini-series became incredibly popular and turned into the source of many catchphrases. It was named the third best animated film/series of all time in the all-Russian poll conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation on February, 2014.Vladimir Popov died on 1 April 1987 aged 56. His death was sudden and unexpected. He was buried in the family tomb at the Vagankovo Cemetery in Moscow. In 1989, he was posthumously awarded the Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR.
Filmography
all 26
Movies 25
Director 22
TV Shows 1
Animated Soviet Propaganda (1997)
Goodnight! (1992)
Академик Иванов (1986)
Sherlock Holmes and I (1985)
Winter in Prostokvashino (1984)
From Two to Five (1983)
Adventures of Vasia Kurolesov (1981)
Vacations in Prostokvashino (1980)
Three from Prostokvashino (1978)
Three from Prostokvashino (1978)
Bobik Visiting Barbos (1977)
O tom, kak gnom pokinul dom (1976)
Rainbow (1975)
Верните Рекса (1975)
Сказка за сказкой (1974)
Treasures of the Sunken Ships (1973)
Priklyucheniya krasnykh galstukov (1971)
Umka Is Looking for a Friend (1970)
At the Pike's Behest (1970)
Umka (1969)
Случилось это зимой (1968)
The Adventures of Buratino (1959)
The Twelve Months (1956)
Happy Flight (1949)
Когда зацветут поля (1929)
The Girl with the Hat Box (1927)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1930-06-05
Deathday1987-04-01 (56 years old)
Birth PlaceMoscow, Russia
CitizenshipsSoviet Union
Also Known AsВладимир Попов, Владимир Иванович Попов, Vladimir Popov
AwardsHonored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR
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