Anatoliy Granik was born on March 10, 1918 in Balta, Podolia Governorate [now Odessa Oblast], Ukraine. He was a director and writer, known for
Na dikom brege (1967),
Maksim Perepelitsa (1956) and
Nash korrespondent (1959). He died on April 17, 1989 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia].