Semyon Timoshenko was born on January 18, 1899 in St. Petersburg, Russia. He was a director and writer, known for Zhit (1933), Myatezh (1929) and Napoleon-gaz (1925). He was married to Lyudmila Glazova. He died on November 14, 1958 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia].