Georgi Sviridov was born on December 16, 1915 in Fatezh, Kursk Governorate, Russian Empire as Georgi Vasilyevich Sviridov. He is known for his work on Dead Man Walking (1995), Veseley nas net (1940) and Skanderbeg (1953). He was married to Elza Gustavovna. He died on January 6, 1998 in Moscow, Russia.