Mark Zakharov
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Mark Anatolyevich Zakharov (Russian: Марк Анатольевич Захаров; 13 October 1933 – 28 September 2019[2]) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film director, screenwriter and pedagogue best known for his fantasy parable movies. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1991.[3]
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Марк Захаров | |
Born | Mark Anatolyevich Shirinkin[1] (1933-10-13)13 October 1933 |
Died | 28 September 2019(2019-09-28) (aged 85) Moscow, Russia |
Nationality | Soviet Union (1933–1991) Russia (1991–2019) |
Occupation(s) | theatre director, film director |
Years active | 1955—2019 |
Title | People's Artist of the USSR (1991) |
Spouse | Nina Lapshinova |
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Zakharov served as the artistic director at the Lenkom Theatre from 1973 till his death. He gathered a "dream team" of actors and reestablished Lenkom as one of the leading Soviet theatres.[4]