Yakov Protazanov
- Born
- 4 February 1881
- Died
- 9 August 1945 (aged 64)
- Place of birth
- Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]
- Birth name
- Yakov Aleksandrovich Protazanov
- Known for
- Director
Yakov Protazanov was born on 4 February 1881 in Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for A Narrow Escape (1920), Without Dowry (1937) and Holiday of St. Jorgen (1930). He died on 9 August 1945 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia].
