Ilf and Petrov
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Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov were two Soviet prose authors of the 1920s and 1930s. They did much of their writing together, and are almost always referred to as "Ilf and Petrov". They were natives of Odessa.
The duo were arguably the most popular... Wikipedia
Died: Moscow, Soviet Union (Ilf); Rostov Oblast, Soviet Union (Petrov)
Notable works: The Twelve Chairs; The Little Golden Calf; One-storied America