Mikhail Melkumov
Tashkent screenwriter (1919–1995) who wrote scripts for eleven Uzbekfilm productions, among them «Charmed by You», «Furkat» and «Distant Close Years».
- Occupation:
- Writer, Screenwriter
- Born:
- September 27 1919(75 years old) ♎ — May 1, 1995
Biography
Mikhail Melkumov was born on 27 September 1919 in Shusha (Nagorno-Karabakh) and was ethnically Armenian. He moved to the Uzbek SSR as a child. After school he entered the philology faculty of Uzbek State University in Tashkent, transferred at his own request in 1942 to the screenwriting faculty of VGIK and graduated in 1947.
After graduating he worked as a screenwriter at the Tashkent film studio (Uzbekfilm). Eleven of his scripts were filmed, among them «Daughter of Fergana» (1948), «Charmed by You» (1958), «Furkat» (1959–1960), «Death of the Black Consul» (1970) and «Distant Close Years» (1976). He was a member of the Writers' Union of the USSR and received the medal «For Distinguished Labour» in 1959. He died in Tashkent on 1 May 1995 and was buried at the Botkin Cemetery.
Education
- Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK)University · 1947
Career
- Uzbekfilm studioScreenwriter · Tashkent · 1947–…
Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Doch Fergany | 1948 |
| The Fishermen of the Aral | 1957 |
| Charmed by You | 1958 |
| Furkat | 1960 |
| First Confession | 1963 |
| Storm over Asia | 1964 |
| Riders of the Revolution | 1968 |
| Dangerous Tour | 1969 |
| Death of the Black Consul | 1970 |
| Distant Close Years | 1976 |
| Bolshaya korotkaya zhizn | 1981 |
| Password: Hotel Regina | 1983 |