Famous Soviet-Russian composer
Gennady Gladkov passed away in the Russian capital on Monday aged 88, the
state-run TASS news agency reported. Gladkov was born in Moscow on February 18, 1935, and was known for composing music for
over 100 Soviet and Russian films, cartoons and theatrical plays. Among the
other famous Soviet films featuring Gladkov’s music are "Gentlemen of
Fortune," "The Twelve Chairs" and "The Dog in the
Manger." During his life, Gladkov was named a People's Artist of the
Russian Federation, the country's highest artistic honor, and received the
Order For Merit to the Fatherland, Fourth Class. Gladkov composed the score for
the 1987 Euro-western “A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines”.
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