Boris Ivanov was born on April 20, 1908 in Ryazan, Ryazan uyezd, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ryazan Oblast, Russia]. He was a director and assistant director, known for
Wait for Me (1943),
Zakon zhizni (1940) and
Lad from Our Town (1942). He died on November 14, 1964 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].