Boris Brozhovsky

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Leonidovich and the family name is Brozhovsky.

Boris Leonidovich Brozhovsky (Russian: Борис Леонидович Брожовский; 26 July 1935 – 14 January 2022) was a Soviet and Russian cinematographer who made over 40 films.^[2]

Boris Brozhovsky
Brozhovsky during the filming of Nikolai Vavilov (1990)
Born	(1935-07-26)26 July 1935 Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union[1]
Died	14 January 2022(2022-01-14) (aged 86) Russia
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	1961–2005

Life and career

Brozhovsky was born to the family of film director Leonid Brozhovsky and his wife Lydia.^[1] In 1959 he graduated from VGIK. From 1960, he worked at the Mosfilm film studio.

He became a laureate of the USSR State Prize in 1989, for the film The Cold Summer of 1953,^[3] and an Honored Art Worker of the Russian Federation on 18 November 2000.^[4]

Brozhovsky was married to actress Nina Popova, best known for her role as Zhenya in the Soviet TV series Day by Day.^[5] He died on 14 January 2022, at the age of 86.^[6][7][8]

Awards

• 1989 — Laureate of the USSR State Prize for artwork "The Cold Summer of 1953".
• 2000 — Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.