Yakov Protazanov was born on 4 February 1881 in Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for L'angoissante aventure (1920), Bespridannitsa (1937) and Prazdnik svyatogo Yorgena (1930). He died on 9 August 1945 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia].