Evgeny Schwartz

Evgeny Lvovich Schwartz (Russian: Евге́ний Льво́вич Шва́рц; 21 October [O.S. 9 October] 1896, in Kazan, Russian Empire – January 15, 1958, in Leningrad, Soviet Union) was a Soviet writer and playwright, whose works include twenty-five plays, and screenplays for three films (in collaboration with Nikolai Erdman).