Eduard Uspensky

Eduard Nikolayevich Uspensky (; 22 December 1937 — 14 August 2018) was a Russian author and screenwriter. He wrote many children's books. He was born in Yegoryevsk, Soviet Union.
Among his most beloved characters are a serious but adventurous boy known as Uncle Fyodor from "Uncle Fyodor, His Dog and His Cat". He also wrote screenplays, his best known ones were "Gena the Crocodile" and "Plasticine Crow".
Uspensky died in Moscow on 14 August 2018 from liver cancer, aged 80.