Grigori Gorin (russian: Григо́рий Го́рин), real name Grigori Israilevich Ofshtein (russian: Григо́рий Изра́илевич Офштейн; March 12, 1940,

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descent. Gorin is particularly credited with scripts for several plays and films,mostly those by

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Biography

Gorin was born in Moscow to a Jewish family of

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officer father and doctor mother. After graduation from the Sechenov 1st Moscow Medical Institute in 1963, Gorin worked as an

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doctor for some time (his mother spent her medical career on similar position). He was involved in amateur playwriting from his student years. First, with the sketches for the students' local KVN network club. Gorin started publishing his satirical articles and sketches since 1960th, finally choosing writing as the professional career. He worked as a Chief of Humor Department in ''

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. In 1966, first book was published — ''Four Under One Cover'' (co-authored). In 1978 — 1990 Gorin was a regular participant in the '' Vokrug Smekha'' (''Around Laughter''), the popular TV program.

Selected works

Dramaturgy

* ''Til'', 1970 — loosely based on

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and other national

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* ''Forget

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!'' — tragic comedy, 1972 * ''The Very Truthful'', 1974 — about

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* ''The House That Swift Built'', 1980 * ''Phenomenons'', 1984 * ''Good Bye, Compere!'', 1985 * ''Domestic Cat of Average Downiness'', 1989 — co-authorship with Vladimir Voynovich * ''Memorial prayer'', 1989 theatrical, 1993 televised version - loosely based on a

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work * ''Kean IV'', 1991 — loosely based on

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's biography * ''Plague on Both Your Houses!'', 1994 — a loose sequel to ''

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'' by

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* ''Royal Games'', 1995 * ''Luckyman-Unluckyman'' (''Schastlivtsev-Neschastlivtsev''), 1997 * ''Balakirev The Buffoon'', 1999 theatrical, 2002 televised version

Screenplays

* '' To Kill a Dragon'', 1988 * ''

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'', 1986 (post-modernist comedy based on the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) * '' Formula of Love'', 1984 * ''

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'', 1983 * '' Say a Word for the Poor Hussar'', 1980 * '' Naked Kurentsov'', 1980 * '' Case on a Factory No. 6'', 1980 * '' That Very Munchausen'', 1979 * ''

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'', 1978 * '' 100 Grammes for Bravery'', 1976 * '' You to Me, Me to You'', 1976 * '' Small Comedies of a Big House'', 1975 * '' Stop Potapov!'', 1974

Cultural impact

Many of Gorin's

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s became popular among the Soviet people, e. g. ''piano in the bushes'', which means painstaking preparations for a would-be impromptu.Comments on "piano in the bushes"
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TV channel website

References

External links

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