Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Context_1 : Don Diego and Pelagia (Russian: Дон Диего и Пелагея , "Don Diego i Pelageya " ) is a 1928 Soviet silent comedy drama directed by Yakov Protazanov. Context_2 : Fedor Ozep or Fyodor Otsep (Russian: Фёдор Александрович Оцеп , "Fyodor Aleksandrovich Otsep"; February 9, 1895 – June 20, 1949) was a Russian-American film director and screenwriter, born in Moscow. An important early writer on film and film theory, he served as dramaturge for the Mezhrabpomfilm-Rus company and wrote a number of films for directors such as V.I. Pudovkin and Yakov Protazanov before turning to directing in 1926. Context_3 : Departure of a Grand Old Man (Russian: Уход великого старца , translit. Ukhod velikovo startza) is a 1912 Russian silent film about the last days of author Leo Tolstoy. The film was directed by Yakov Protazanov and Elizaveta Thiman, and was actress Olga Petrova's first film. Context_4 : His Call (Russian: Его призыв , "Yego prizyv " ) is a 1925 Soviet drama film directed by Yakov Protazanov. It was also released as 23 January (Russian: 23 января ) in the Soviet Union and as Broken Chains in the United States. Context_5 : Yakov Alexandrovich Protazanov (Russian: Я́ков Алекса́ндрович Протаза́нов ; January 23 (O.S. February 4), 1881 – August 8, 1945) was a Russian and Soviet film director and screenwriter, and one of the founding fathers of cinema of Russia. He was an Honored Artist of the Russian SFSR (1935) and Uzbek SSR (1944). Context_6 : Without a Dowry (Russian: Бесприданница ) is a play by Alexander Ostrovsky that premiered on 22 November [O.S. 10 November] 1878 at the Maly Theater and first published in the January 1879 issue of "Otechestvennye Zapiski". Met with indifference by the contemporary critics, later it came to be regarded as a classic of the Russian theatre. Yakov Protazanov directed a cinematic adaptation, "Without Dowry", which was released in 1937, and Eldar Ryazanov also adapted it into a popular 1984 film. Context_7 : Man from the Restaurant (Russian: Человек из ресторана ) is a 1927 Soviet drama film directed by Yakov Protazanov based on the story by Ivan Shmelyov. The main role was written for Ivan Moskvin, but he was changed for Chekhov because of illness. Context_8 : A list of films directed by Yakov Protazanov. Context_9 : Cynthia Mort (born June 18, 1956) is an American director, screenwriter, and producer. Mort has worked primarily in television since beginning her career in 1994, writing for the sitcom "Roseanne". Her notable works include the HBO series "Tell Me You Love Me" as a creator and executive producer, the revenge film "The Brave One" (2007) as a screenwriter, and the biopic "Nina" (2016) as a director. Context_10 : The Tailor from Torzhok (Russian: Закройщик из Торжка , "Zakroyshchik iz Torzhka " ) is a 1925 Soviet silent comedy film directed by Yakov Protazanov and starring Igor Ilyinsky. The picture was commissioned as publicity for the State Lottery Loan. fact_1 : Yakov Alexandrovich Protazanov (Russian: Я́ков Алекса́ндрович Протаза́нов ; January 23 (O.S. February 4), 1881 – August 8, 1945) was a Russian and Soviet film director and screenwriter, and one of the founding fathers of cinema of Russia. fact_2 : Cynthia Mort (born June 18, 1956) is an American director, screenwriter, and producer. Question: Who was born first, Yakov Protazanov or Cynthia Mort?
Output (English): Yakov Alexandrovich Protazanov