Grigory Baklanov

Soviet russian novelist and short story writer (1923–2009).

Born September 11th, 1923 in Voronezh.

Died December 23rd, 2009 at 86 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Occupations
editing staff, prose writer, screenwriter, writer
Wikipedia

Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan