Yevgeni Svetlanov was born on September 6, 1928 in Moscow, Soviet Union [now Russia] as Yevgeni Fyodorovich Svetlanov. He is known for his work on Tsarskaya nevesta (1966), Pikovaya dama (1960) and Za mir i druzhbu (1954). He was married to Larisa Avdeyeva. He died on May 3, 2002 in Moscow, Russia.