Mark Bernes
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Soviet postcard with scenes from Bernes movies
Mark Naumovich Bernes (Марк Наумович Бернес in Russian) (September 21 1911 [O.S. September 8], Nezhin – August 16, 1969, Moscow) was a Soviet actor and singer of Jewish ancestry, who performed some of the most poignant songs to come out of the World War II, including Tyomnaya noch (1943) and Zhuravli (1969). He was named a People's Artist of the RSFSR (1965), awarded the USSR State Prize (1951), two orders, and many medals.
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