Sergey Mikhalkov was born on March 13, 1913 in Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was a writer and art director, known for The Saint (1997), The Hunt for Red October (1990) and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). He was married to Yulia Valerievna Subbotina, Yulia Valerievna Subbotha and Natalia Petrovna Konchalovskaya. He died on August 27, 2009 in Moscow, Russia.
Writer of plays, screenplays and children's literature, most famous for writing or co-writing words for the national anthem of the Soviet Union for three different Soviet leaders starting with Stalin.