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Mark Donskoy (in the center) with cinematographers from East Germany, 1963
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| Born |
Mark Semyonovich Donskoy 6 March 1901 Odessa, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) |
| Died | 21 March 1981 (aged 80) Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1926–1981 |
Mark Semyonovich Donskoy (Russian: Марк Семёнович Донско́й; 6 March [O.S. 21 February] 1901 – 21 March 1981) was a Soviet film director. His most famous work (Stalin Prize in 1941) was the Gorky Trilogy, consisting of The Childhood of Maxim Gorky, My Apprenticeship, and My Universities.