Eugene Yelchin
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Eugene Yelchin (born Yevgeny Arkadievich Yelchin, Russian: Евгений Аркадьевич Ельчин, born October 18, 1956) is a Russian-American artist best known as an illustrator and writer of books for children.
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Native name | Евгений Аркадьевич Ельчин |
Born | Yevgeny Arkadievich Yelchin (1956-10-18) October 18, 1956 (age 67) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Occupation | Illustrator, writer designer (USSR) |
Nationality | Russian-American |
Education | Design, Leningrad Institute of Theater Arts, 1979 Film, University of Southern California |
Genre | Books For Young Readers (as author/illustrator); Theater and Film (as designer) |
Relatives | Anton Yelchin (nephew) |
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His novel Breaking Stalin's Nose was awarded a Newbery Honor in 2012.[1] The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge he co-authored with M. T. Anderson was named National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature in 2018.
His nephew was actor Anton Yelchin.