Dmitry Pokrass, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dmitry Pokrass

Soviet composer, conductor, pianist

Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1899

Place of Birth: Kiev, Ukraine

Date of Death: 20-Dec-1978

Profession: composer, conductor, pianist

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Dmitry Yakovlevich Pokrass (Russian: ???´???? ?´???????? ?????´??) (7 November 1899, in Kiev – 20 December 1978, in Moscow) was a Soviet composer of Jewish origin.
He composed popular music and scores for the theatre and films.
Dmitry Pokrass was recognized in 1975 as a People's Artist of the USSR.
(See also Pokrass brothers)