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Mikheil Gelovani
Georgian-Soviet actor and film director / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mikheil Gelovani (Georgian: მიხეილ გელოვანი, Russified as Михаи́л Гео́ргиевич Гелова́ни, Mikhail Georgievich Gelovani; 6 January [O.S. 25 December 1892] 1893 – 21 December 1956) was a Soviet and Georgian actor, known for his numerous portrayals of Joseph Stalin in cinema, starring in fifteen historic movies mostly about the early Soviet era.[1] He was recognized as People's Artist of the USSR in 1950.
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Mikheil Gelovani | |
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![]() Gelovani in 1947 | |
Born | (1893-01-06)6 January 1893 Lasuria, Kutais Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 21 December 1956(1956-12-21) (aged 63) |
Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
Years active | 1913–1956 |
Family | wife: Irina Eristavi, writer and translator; son: Georgy Gelovani, prominent opera director, who worked for the Bolshoy Theatre of the USSR and the Russian Federation for many years |
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