Eugene Yelchin
Eugene Yelchin | |
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Yelchin in 2018 | |
| Native name | Евгений Аркадьевич Ельчин |
| Born | Yevgeny Arkadievich Yelchin October 18, 1956 Leningrad, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Illustrator, writer, designer |
| 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) |
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. His novel Breaking Stalin's Nose was awarded a Newbery Honor in 2012. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge, which 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.