Who doesn't love cartoons? There are probably few such people in the whole earth. These short, bright, kind films evoke bright feelings and allow us to become children for a few minutes. One of the wizards who helped such transformations was director Roman Vladimirovich Davydov.
They say that he was a very extraordinary person - a whole person, original, with a good innovative streak and an optimistic approach to business. It was not only difficult to be such a person in Soviet times - it was almost impossible. However, a kind of creativity allowed the director to bypass the framework of censorship and the prohibitions of various commissions.
Biography
Roman Vladimirovich Davydov was born in 1913 in Moscow. Unaware of his mission as a cartoonist, he entered the Moscow Industrial College. Instead of drawing drawings, the student began to draw cartoons. He did a great job, they laughed heartily at his cartoons. And when Roman found out about the competition of cartoonists, he submitted his works to it. And contrary to all forecasts, he won.
The guy liked drawing very much, and he decided to get a special education at the courses of the famous magazine "Crocodile". There he learned to draw cartoons even better, but at that time he was already fascinated by drawings for cartoons. Then Davydov went to the courses of animators at the Soyuzmultfilm studio.
After completing these courses, the future director began working here, at Soyuzmultfilm, as an artist. He watched how the directors of those years created their masterpieces for children: Mstislav Pashchenko, Vladimir Polkovnikov, Dmitry Bvbichenko and dreamed that someday he would also contribute to the art of animation.
Director's career
And now this moment has come: in 1956 a puppet cartoon "Kolobok" was released, and soon another work by a novice director, "Three Bears", saw the light of day.
Throughout his creative life, Davydov has shot about a hundred animated cartoons. This huge number speaks of his amazing performance. He had both failures and experiments that ended in nothing, but any person in the creative profession is primarily attracted by interest in creating something new, albeit through trial and error.
But in the portfolio of Davydov there are projects that are still watched and loved by viewers of different ages. It is about the adaptation of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. A group of artists created the series for almost five years, and in 1971 it was released, completely captivating the audience and winning their love. There was not a single person in the Soviet Union who did not see this amazing cartoon, and many watched it several times.
Also significant projects in the director's professional activity are historical cartoons: "Swans of Nepryadva", "The Tale of Evpatiy Kolovrat", "Childhood of Ratibor".
For his work, Roman Davydov received the title of Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR.
Personal life
Roman Vladimirovich was married. His son Alexander followed in his father's footsteps and also became an animation director.
