Alexander Khmelik

Alexander Khmelik
Born	Alexander Grigorievich Khmelik (1925-09-27)September 27, 1925 Alupka, Crimean ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	December 8, 2001(2001-12-08) (aged 76) Moscow
Occupations	Screenwriter director producer playwright
Years active	1951–2001
Awards	Honoured Artist of the RSFSR

Alexander Grigorievich Khmelik (Russian: Александр Григорьевич Хмелик) (September 27, 1925 – December 12, 2001) was a Soviet-Russian screenwriter, playwright and director known for his creation of the children's sketch series Yeralash. He was formerly a head of All-Union Radio (1948–1950), a literary employee in the newspaper Pionerskaya Pravda (1951–1953), literary editor of the journal Vozhaty (1953–1958), head of the department of literature and art at the newspaper Pionerskaya Pravda (1958–1963), the editor in chief of the creative association of Youth Films at Mosfilm (1963–1969). He was also a deputy of the Gorky Film Studio from 1974 to 1987.

External links

• Биография
• Alexander Khmelik at IMDb