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Leonid Leonidov
Born
Leonid Mironovich Leonidov

3 June [O.S. 22 May] 1873
Odessa, Russian Empire
Died6 August 1941(1941-08-06) (aged 68)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Occupation(s)Actor, Theatre director, Pedagogue

Leonid Mironovich Leonidov (Template:Lang-ru, 3 June [O.S. 22 May] 1873 – 6 August 1941) was a Russian actor and stage director.

Biography

Born in a Jewish family in Odessa (his real last name was Volfenzon, Template:Lang-ru), he worked in the Moscow Art Theatre from 1903. His roles included Dmitri Karamazov, Othello, Lopakhin. In 1920s and 1930s he also appeared in several films. Konstantin Stanislavski called him "the only Russian tragic actor." Leonidov was honored with People's Artist of the USSR in 1936.[1]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Leonid Leonidov" (in Russian). кино-театр.ру. Retrieved October 16, 2009.

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