Lyubov Orlova
Lyubov Orlova Любо́вь Орло́ва Template:Ru icon | |
|---|---|
 Postage Stamp, Russia, 2001 | |
| Born | Lyubov Petrovna Orlova January 29, 1902 |
| Died | January 26, 1975 (aged 72) |
| Cause of death | Pancreatic Cancer |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery Moscow, Russia 55°43′29″N 37°33′15″E / 55.72472°N 37.55417°E |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Pianist, Singer, Dancer |
| Years active | 1933-1974 |
| Spouse(s) | Andrei Berezin (1926-1930; divorced) Grigori Aleksandrov (Unknown-1975; her death) |
| Parent(s) | Petr Orlov Evgenia Sukhotina |
Lyubov Petrovna Orlova, (Template:Lang-ru; 29 January [O.S. 16 January] 1902, Zvenigorod – 26 January 1975, Moscow) was the first recognized star of Soviet cinema, famous theatre actress and a gifted singer.
She was born to a family of Russian nobles in Zvenigorod near Moscow and grew up in Yaroslavl. When she was seven, Fyodor Shalyapin predicted her future as a famous actress.
Orlova studied in Moscow Conservatory but did not graduate because she had to work to support her parents. Her first husband, a Soviet economist Andrei Berezin, was arrested in 1930. However, this did not affect her successful career.
Orlova's performance in a very popular 1934 comedy, Jolly Fellows, earned the young star the sympathy of Stalin and the title "Honorable actor of the RSFSR". Soon she married the movie director Grigori Aleksandrov.
In the next years, she starred in four popular movies which also became instant Soviet classics: Circus (1936), Volga-Volga (1938), Bright Path (1940), and Spring (1947). She was awarded the Stalin Prize (1941). In 1950, she became the first woman to receive the title of the People's Artist of the USSR exclusively for her cinematic works. After that, she switched to playing in theatre productions of Yuri Zavadsky's company.
A minor planet, 3108 Lyubov, discovered by Soviet astronomer Lyudmila Zhuravlyova in 1972, is named after her.[1] Her first and last name are also meaningful words in Russian: любовь means "love", and Орлова is the feminine form of орлов "eagle".
A cruise ship named after the actress was built by the Soviet Union in Yugoslavia in 1976 for expeditions to Antarctica and the Arctic Circle. [2][3]
Selected filmography
- 1933 - Petersburg Night
- 1934 - Jolly Fellows
- 1936 - Circus
- 1938 - Volga-Volga
- 1940 - Shining Path (?)
- 1943 - A Family
- 1946 - Spring (Special award for female role, Venice Film Festival)
- 1950 - Meeting on the Elbe
- 1950 - Mussorgsky
- 1952 - Man of Music
- 1960 - Russian Souvenir
References
- ^ Dictionary of Minor Planet Names - p. 256
- ^ Hubbard, Amy, "Ghost ship Lyubov Orlova and starving rats headed for land?", Los Angeles Times, January 23, 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ^ Layne, Ken, "Abandoned Cruise Ship Full of Starving Rats Headed For Land", Gawker, 1/23/14. Retrieved via facebook 2014-02-08.
- Template:En icon Template:Ru icon Site-Museum of Lyubov Orlova
- Lyubov Orlova at IMDb
- Template:Ru icon "Ее советское сиятельство", ("Her Soviet Serenity") an article in Kommersant-Money.
