Writing · b. 1892 · Grodno, Russian Empire [now Hrodna, Belarus] Aleksandr Kurs Biography Soviet journalist, playwright, and screenwriter. He was executed in 1937 during the Great Purge. Other Credits Cat Catovich Writer 1937 Tsar Durandai Writer 1934 The Great Consoler Writer 1933 Your Friend Screenplay 1927 Agent-readable