Ivan Pravov was born on November 4, 1899 in Voronezh, Voronezh Governorate, Russian Empire [now Voronezh Oblast, Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for
And Quiet Flows the Don (1930),
Anya (1927) and
Vo vlasti zolota (1957). He died on May 11, 1971 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].