Aleksandr Ostrovskiy was born on April 12, 1823 in Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was a writer, known for
Zhenitba Balzaminova (1964),
Without Dowry (1937) and
The Busy Inn (1916). He was married to Maria Wassiljewna Vasilieva and Agafja Iwanowna. He died on June 14, 1886 in Shchelykovo, Kostroma Governorate, Russian Empire [now Kostroma Oblast, Russia].