
Person
Konstantin Simonov
Writing · 1915–1979 · Petrograd, Russian SFSR
Biography
Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov, born Kirill (Russian: Константин Михайлович Симонов, 28 November [O.S. 15 November] 1915 – 28 August 1979), was a Soviet author and a war poet. He was a playwright and a wartime correspondent, most famous for his poem Wait for Me.
Known for

When Idols Were Gone
Himself / ArchiveFootage

Legends of Cinema
Self (archive footage)

The Alive and the Dead
Novel

Russian People
Author

Lad from Our Town
Author

Days and Nights
Writer

The Tale of Marshal Konev
Self (archive)
Dobré jméno
Theatre Play

Fourth
Novel

If Your House Means a Thing to You...
Screenplay
Filmography
- 2016Legends of CinemaSelf (archive footage)
- 2015On the Road to BerlinNovel
- 2005When Idols Were GoneHimself / ArchiveFootage
- 1988The Tale of Marshal KonevSelf (archive)
- 1981We Will Not See YouWriter
- 1980That's How It Will BeTheatre Play
- 1979Russian PeopleAuthor
- 1978Lad from Our TownAuthor
- 1976Twenty Days Without WarNarrator (voice), screenwriter
- 1976The Ordinary ArcticHimself
- 1975A Soldier Was Walking...Self (voice)
- 1975From Lopatin's NotesWriter
- 1974Pätnásť životovShort Story
- 1972The FourthTheatre Play
- 1970The Polynin CaseWriter
- 1969PirosmaniScript Consultant
- 1969RetributionNovel
- 1967If Your House Means a Thing to You...Screenplay
- 1965Under the Chestnut Trees of PragueWriter
- 1964The Alive and the DeadNovel
- 1963LevashovWriter
- 1962FourthNovel
- 1960Normandy - NemanWriter
- 1956The Immortal GarrisonWriter
- 1955Dobré jménoTheatre Play
- 1950Victory of the Chinese PeopleScreenplay
- 1950The Second CaravanWriter
- 1948The Russian QuestionTheatre Play
- 1945Days and NightsWriter
- 1943Wait for MeWriter
- 1943In the Name of the MotherlandScreenplay
- 1942Lad from Our TownTheatre Play
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