Samuel Marshak, well-known Russian-Jewish poet, translator and writer of plays for children, has died in Moscow, aged 76, according to a report received here from the Soviet capital today.
The scion of a well-known Jewish family of scholars, writers and active Zionists, Mr. Marshak won a Lenin Prize in literature last year, was the holder of four Stalin prizes and held the coveted Order of Lenin. Born in Voronezh, Central Russia, he studied at Leningrad, and continued his studies in London prior to World War II. He had translated Shakespeare and Robert Burns into Russian, and was to have come here next month to participate in a conference to be held in connection with the celebration of Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary.
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