Aleksandr Rou was born on 24 February 1906 in Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Morozko (1965), Kashchey bessmertnyy (1945) and Varvara-krasa, dlinnaya kosa (1970). He was married to Irina Zarubina. He died on 28 December 1973 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia].