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Birth name Leonid Mironovich LeonidovNationality RussieBirth 3 june 1873 at Odessa (
Ukraine)
Death 6 august 1941 (at 68 years) at Moscow (
Russie)
Awards People's Artist of the USSR, Order of Lenin
Leonid Mironovich Leonidov (Russian: Леонид Миронович Леонидов, 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, Russian: Вольфензон), 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.
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