Valentin Karavaev was born on August 29, 1929 as Valentin Aleksandrovich Karavayev. He was a director and writer, known for Vozvrashchenie bludnogo popugaya (1984), Vozvrashchenie bludnogo popugaya (vypusk 3) (1988) and Mumu (1987). He died on December 11, 2001.