Elbert Tuganov

Biography

Elbert Tuganov (February 22, 1922 – March 22, 2007) was an Azerbaijani-Estonian animator and film director. He is known as "the father of Estonian animation". Tuganov was born in Baku, Azerbaijan to an Estonian mother and an Ossetian father. In 1946 he joined with Tallinnfilm. In 1958 he created the first Estonian animated film Peetrikese unenägu.

Birthday

Feb 22, 1920

Place of birth

Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]

Deathday

Mar 22, 2007

Also known as

• Э. Туганов
• Elbert Tuganow
• E. Tuganov